羞恥(しゅうち)

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

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

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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 words

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