Translation of “shy” in Japanese

4 translation entries available
English shy
Type adjective
Japanese シャイ
Hiragana しゃい
Pronunciation shai
Example
He's too shy.
彼はすごくシャイです。
English shy
Type adjective
Japanese 内気
Hiragana うちき
Pronunciation uchiki
Example
He's so shy that he won't even speak.
彼はとても内気で、話そうとさえしない。
English shy
Type adjective
Japanese 引っ込み思案
Hiragana ひっこみじあん
Pronunciation hikkomijian
Example
shy girl
引っ込み思案の女の子
English shy
Type adjective
Japanese 用心深い
Hiragana ようじんぶかい
Pronunciation youjinbukai
Example
My children are shy of strangers.
うちの子供は知らない人に対しては用心深い。
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