Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1769 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: embarrass, humiliate, shame

Kunyomi: はずかし.める

Onyomi: ジョク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: しんのたつ

Meaning: morning

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

(くつじょく)   disgrace, humiliation

(ちじょく)   disgrace, shame, insult

(せつじょく)   vindication of one's honor

する(ぶじょくする)   treat with contempt, insult

める(はずかしめる)   put to shame

Onyomi Examples

ハジ shame, embarrassment, disgrace

ジョクチ acquaintance

チジョク disgrace, shame, insult

エイジョク honor and-or shame (honour)

Kunyomi Examples

める はずかしめる to put to shame, to humiliate, to disgrace, to insult, to rape, to assault, to violate