Illustration: At the entrance of a Japanese family apartment, a young child presses comfortably against their mother's leg while a newly arrived family friend crouches several steps away. The visitor offers a gentle wave and holds a small toy loosely, without approaching.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

人ひと見み知しり

hitomishiri

shyness around strangers

Example sentences

彼女かのじょは人見知ひとみしりをする。
She is shy of strangers.
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うちの子こ、人見知ひとみしりが激はげしくて、いつも私わたしの後うしろに隠かくれてしまうの。
My kid is shy around strangers and always hides behind me.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれは人見知ひとみしりする。
He is shy around strangers.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 人見知

人personOnジン・ニンKunひと
見see; lookOnケンKunみる・みえる・みせる
知know; wisdomOnチKunしる・しらせる

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