Illustration: At a neighborhood children's craft gathering, a reserved child stands just beside the table holding a carefully folded paper rabbit. Two other children smile and make space, inviting the newcomer to join their paper-animal collection.

JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

内うち気き

uchiki

shy, reserved

Example sentences

  1. トムはあまり内気うちきじゃない。

    Tom isn’t very shy.

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  2. 彼女かのじょは生うまれつき内気うちきだった。

    She was naturally shy.

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  3. 少年しょうねんは内気うちきであまりしゃべらない。

    The boy is bashful and doesn’t talk much.

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Kanji in 内気

  • 内inside; withinOnナイ・ダイKunうち
  • 気spirit; mindOnキ・ケKunいき・き

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