恥(は)ずかしがり

はずかしがり
noun, na-adjective
shy person; bashful person
personality
1. shy person; bashful person
a person who tends to feel embarrassed or self-conscious easily
彼(かれ)は恥(は)ずかしがりで人前(ひとまえ)で話(はな)すのが苦手(にがて)だ。
He's shy and doesn't like speaking in front of people.
恥(は)ずかしがりな性格(せいかく)を克服(こくふく)したい。
I want to overcome my shy personality.
うちの子(こ)は恥(は)ずかしがりで、初対面(しょたいめん)の人(ひと)と話(はな)せない。
My child is shy and can't talk to people they meet for the first time.

Common patterns

恥(は)ずかしい (embarrassed/shy) + がり (tendency suffix)

Forms

  • 恥(は)ずかしがり - shy person (noun)
  • 恥(は)ずかしがり屋(や) - shy person (with 屋(や) suffix, slightly more endearing)
  • 恥(は)ずかしがりな - shy (na-adjective form)

Usage

Can function as a noun or as a na-adjective modifier:

  • 恥(は)ずかしがりな子(こ) - a shy child
  • 恥(は)ずかしがりだ - is shy

Similar personality types

RELATED ～がり COMPOUNDS:

  • 寂(さび)しがり - person who easily gets lonely
  • 怖(こわ)がり - timid/easily scared person

Related Words

Compare: 照(て)れ屋(や) (easily embarrassed person)
Compare: 内気(うちき) (introverted, timid)
Compare: 引(ひ)っ込(こ)み思案(じあん) (reserved, reticent)
Related: 寒(さむ)がり (person sensitive to the cold)
Related: 暑(あつ)がり (person sensitive to the heat)
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Added 2026.1.28 11:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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