embarrass, humiliate, shame
On'yomi (音読み)
- ジョク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はずかし.める
About this kanji
The kanji 「辱」 primarily conveys the idea of embarrassment or humiliation. It is often used as a verb in its kun'yomi form as はずかし.める, meaning 'to humiliate' or 'to shame.' There are several important compounds that use this kanji, such as 屈辱 (くつじょく), which means 'disgrace,' and 雪辱 (せつじょく), meaning 'vindication of honor.' Another is 侮辱 (ぶじょく), which translates to 'insult.' A noteworthy point is that while the kanji expresses negative feelings associated with humiliation, it can also describe situations where overcoming shame or disgrace leads to personal growth.
Example sentences
彼の名誉を辱める行為だ。
It is an act that dishonors his name.
Meanings across languages
- English
- embarrass, humiliate, shame
- Tiếng Việt
- xấu hổ, sỉ nhục, nhục nhã
- 日本語
- 辱める, 屈辱, 恥
- 한국어
- 창피하게 하다, 모욕하다, 수치
- 中文
- 羞辱, 侮辱, 羞耻
- id
- menghina
- th
- ดูถูก
- es
- humillar
- fr
- humilier
- de
- erniedrigen
- pt
- humilhar
Common compounds
- 屈辱くつじょくdisgrace, humiliation
- 雪辱せつじょくvindication of honour, vindication of honor, making up for loss
- 侮辱ぶじょくinsult, affront, slight
- 恥辱ちじょくdisgrace, shame, insult
- 汚辱おじょくdisgrace, humiliation, insult
- 国辱こくじょくnational disgrace
- 陵辱りょうじょくinsult, affront, disgrace
- 辱めはずかしめshame, disgrace, (sexual) violation
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