尻がこそばゆい

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しり
Grade: S

Adjective

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(しり)こそばゆい (shiri ga kosobayui-i (adverbial (しり)がこそばゆく (shiri ga kosobayuku))

  1. (idiomatic) uncomfortable, guilty, hesitant
    • 190506, Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat (text here)
      (しょう)(しょう)(しり)こそばゆき(かん)じを(おこ)すと(どう)()に、(いっ)(ぽう)では(しょう)(しょう)(けい)()(ねん)(しょう)じたのである。
      Shōshō shiri kosobayuki kanji o okosu to dōji ni, ippō de wa shōshō keibu no nen mo shōjita no de aru.
      It made me feel a little dirty and somewhat scornful at the same time.

Inflection

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