単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#7,197 most used

人見知り

ひとみしり0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

shyness; fear of strangers

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

My kid is shy around strangers and always hides behind me.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Tom is extremely shy.

from Tatoeba · tommy_san

MEANING

1

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

noun · する verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 人見知り this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#7,197 most used

Written人見知り only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium