羞恥

• 読み: しゅうち
• ローマ字: shūchi
• 漢字の分解: 羞 (shū) — shyness, shame; 恥 (chi/haji) — shame, disgrace
• 発音: /ɕɯːtɕi/

意味

Shame; embarrassment; bashfulness. A feeling of humiliation or self-consciousness caused by exposure, failure, or vulnerability before others.

A formal noun. Often appears in the compound 羞恥心 (shūchishin — sense of shame or modesty), which describes a person's capacity for embarrassment. Distinguishable from 恥 (haji) — 羞恥 tends to be more intense and self-conscious, implying acute discomfort at being seen or judged. Used in psychological, literary, and formal descriptive contexts.

例文

1. 大勢の前で失敗して、羞恥で顔が赤くなった。
2. 羞恥心の強い彼女は、自分の感情をなかなか表現できない。
3. その告白は羞恥と勇気が入り混じった複雑な行動だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: psychology, literature, interpersonal, formal writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 羞 (shyness, shame) and 恥 (disgrace, shame). Both characters independently denote embarrassment, and together they intensify the sense of self-conscious humiliation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal