Dictionary / Vocabulary / 恥
はじ · also じょく
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
JLPT N1 common word Also written 辱、羞、耻、恥じ
旅の恥はかきすて。
A man away from home need feel no shame.
約束を守らないのは恥だ。
It is a shame not to keep your promise.
聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥。
Nothing is lost for asking.