How to say bashful in Japanese

忸怩【じくじjikuji】 Inflection

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

  • bashful; shameful; ashamed

Example Sentences

彼女kanojoはha人付き合いhitozukiaiがga悪いwaruiと言うよりtoiuyori内気uchikiなのですnanodesu。
She is not so much unsociable as bashful.
彼kareはha芸人geininだからdakaraいつもitsumo馬鹿なbakana事kotoやっているyatteiruけどkedo、たまにtamani見せるmiseru恥ずかしhazukashiそうsouにniするsuru仕草shigusaがgaかわいいkawaiiのnoよyoねne。
Since he's in show business he often goofs around in a showy way, but once in a while he has these bashful mannerisms that are really cute.
少年shounenはha内気uchikiでdeあまりamariしゃべらないshaberanai。
The boy is bashful and doesn't talk much.

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