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慙愧 (ざんき) — (feeling of) shame | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
慙愧

慙愧

慙ざん愧き

(feeling of) shame

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology28 strokes

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慚愧

ざんきざんぎ

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

1.

(feeling of) shame

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Kanji that make up this word

はじ・はじ.る…(1)

ashamed・humiliated・shameful

はじ.る・はじ.らう・はずかし.める・とが.める…(1)

feel ashamed・shy

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