物怖(ものお)じ

ものおじ
noun
shyness, timidity, being easily frightened
personality
1. shyness, timidity, being easily frightened or intimidated
The tendency to be shy, timid, or easily intimidated by unfamiliar situations or people. Often used in negative constructions to describe someone who is confident.
物怖(ものお)じしない性格(せいかく)
an unflappable personality
彼女(かのじょ)は物怖(ものお)じせず、堂々(どうどう)と意見(いけん)を述(の)べた。
Without being intimidated, she stated her opinion confidently.
子供(こども)のころは物怖(ものお)じする性格(せいかく)だったが、今(いま)は社交的(しゃこうてき)になった。
I was timid as a child, but I've become sociable now.

Usage: Commonly used with する to form the verb 物怖(ものお)じする (to be shy/timid). Very often appears in the negative form 物怖(ものお)じしない (unflinching, unintimidated).

Nuance: 物怖(ものお)じ describes a general tendency toward shyness or timidity, especially in unfamiliar or challenging situations. The negative form 物怖(ものお)じしない is often used as praise for someone's confidence.

Common collocations

  • 物怖(ものお)じする (to be shy/timid)
  • 物怖(ものお)じしない (to be confident, unflappable)
  • 物怖(ものお)じせずに (without being intimidated)

Related words

Related Words

Synonym: 気後(きおく)れ (feeling daunted)
Synonym: 臆(おく)する (to be timid)
Related: 人見知(ひとみし)り (shyness with strangers)
Related: 内気(うちき) (shy, introverted)
general
Added 2026.1.31 20:34 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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