Word details

人見知り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 人見知り.

Dictionary

Entry

人見知りとみしりNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #11326
1

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

Examples
彼女は人見知りをする。
She is shy of strangers.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

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

7 strokesFrequency 22JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ケン

Kun

み.るみ.えるみ.せる

know, wisdom

8 strokesFrequency 205JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

し.るし.らせる

Nanori

さとさとるしりしれとものり

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