はにかみ

Japanese

Etymology

(れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb はにかむ.

Pronunciation

Noun

はにかみ • (hanikami

  1. shyness; bashfulness; embarrassment

Verb

はにかみ • (hanikami

  1. stem or continuative form of はにかむ (hanikamu) [godan]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN