人見知り（ひとみしり）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: shy around strangers
Example sentences
- うちの子は人見知りが激しい。 — My kid is really shy around strangers.
- 人見知りで、初対面が苦手だ。 — I'm shy with strangers, so meeting people for the first time is hard for me.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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