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Meaning of 疚しい(やましい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 疚しい

Kana Reading やましい

Romaji yamashii

Parts of speech

adjective (keiyoushi)

Meaning

(feel) guilty; (having a) guilty conscience

Examples of 疚しい, やましい in a sentence

彼には少しもやましい点がない。

There is nothing funny about him.
彼がやましいのは明らかだ。

It is clear that he is guilty.
私はその事ではやましく思っている。

I have a guilty conscience about that.
私の良心にやましいところはありません。

My conscience is clear.

Related Kanji

疚

8 strokes

ashamed, painful, guilty conscious

On'Yomi: キュウ

Kun'Yomi: やま.しい, や.む