漢字Kanji · in Animals & Wildlife
羞: feel ashamed
N1 (our estimate)11 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
羊 carries the meaning · 丿 and 丑 are drawn in
11 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
シュウshuu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 羞恥しゅうちshyness; bashfulness; shame
- 含羞がんしゅうshyness
はじるhajiru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 羞はじshame; embarrassment; disgrace
Also read すすめる, はずかしい, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Gentle, pure, and good! This radical represents the positive traits traditionally associated with sheep—meekness, beauty, and the grace of a ritual offering.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side羞 feel ashamed · 丿 + 丑
vs差 distinction · 左In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xiū
Same form: 羞 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 羞 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 羞 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xiū most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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