恥(は)ずかしさ

はずかしさ
noun
embarrassment; shyness; shame
emotion
1. embarrassment; shyness; shame
The feeling or degree of being embarrassed, ashamed, or shy. Formed by attaching the noun-forming suffix さ to the i-adjective 恥(は)ずかしい.
恥(は)ずかしさで顔(かお)が赤(あか)くなった。
My face turned red with embarrassment.
失敗(しっぱい)の恥(は)ずかしさを忘(わす)れられない。
I can't forget the embarrassment of failing.
人前(ひとまえ)で歌(うた)う恥(は)ずかしさを乗(の)り越(こ)えて、ようやく自信(じしん)がついてきた。
After getting over the embarrassment of singing in front of people, I finally started to gain confidence.

Noun form of 恥(は)ずかしい (embarrassing, ashamed). The suffix さ converts an adjective into a noun denoting the quality or degree of that adjective.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 恥(はじ): shame; disgrace — a more serious, often public sense of shame
  • 照(て)れ: bashfulness — milder; the awkwardness of being praised or in the spotlight
  • 羞恥心(しゅうちしん): sense of shame — formal noun for the inner feeling of shame

Related Words

Related: 恥(はじ) (shame)
Compare: 羞恥心(しゅうちしん) (sense of shame)
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Added 2026.5.31 11:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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