Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 人見知り(ひとみしり) in Japanese

人見知り
Kana Reading
ひとみしり
Romaji
hitomishiri
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
    Example sentence
    彼女は人見知りをする。 She is shy of strangers.

Examples of 人見知り, ひとみしり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

知 JLPT 4

8 strokes

know, wisdom

On'Yomi: チ

Kun'Yomi: し.る, し.らせる

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見 JLPT 5

7 strokes

see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, み.える, み.せる

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人 JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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