羞恥(しゅうち)

しゅうち
noun
shame, embarrassment
1. shame, embarrassment
A feeling of embarrassment or shame, especially regarding one's actions or appearance.
羞恥心(しゅうちしん)がない人(ひと)だ。
They have no sense of shame.
羞恥(しゅうち)に耐(た)えられなかった。
I couldn't bear the embarrassment.
彼女(かのじょ)は羞恥(しゅうち)で顔(かお)を赤(あか)くした。
She blushed with embarrassment.

羞恥(しゅうち) is a formal/literary word for shame or embarrassment, particularly regarding one's appearance or actions.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 羞恥心(しゅうちしん): sense of shame, modesty
  • 羞恥(しゅうち)プレイ: humiliation play (mature contexts)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 羞恥心(しゅうちしん)がない: to have no shame
  • 羞恥(しゅうち)に耐(た)える: to endure embarrassment
  • 羞恥(しゅうち)で顔(かお)が赤(あか)くなる: to blush with embarrassment

REGISTER:
More formal and literary than 恥(は)ずかしさ (embarrassment) or 恥(はじ) (shame). Often used in psychological, academic, and formal writing.

RELATED:

  • 恥(は)ずかしい: embarrassing, embarrassed
  • 恥(はじ): shame, disgrace

Related Words

Related: 恥(は)ずかしい (embarrassing)
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Added 2026.1.16 8:57 · Revised 2026.1.26 23:15
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