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人見知り[ひとみしり] (hitomishiri)

shyness towards strangers

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Meaning

人見知り (ひとみしり, hitomishiri) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “shyness towards strangers”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 9

うちの娘むすめは人見知ひとみしりします

Our daughter is shy of strangers.

彼かれは人見知ひとみしりする。

He is shy around strangers.

彼は人見知りする.

He's shy with strangers.

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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