JLPT N1 Advanced
赤面
Blushing or turning red in the face due to embarrassment or shyness
Readings
Other forms
赤面する to blush
赤面もの an embarrassing thing/event
Noun, Suru verb
Blushing" / "Getting red in the face
A formal term describing the involuntary flushing of the face caused specifically by embarrassment or shame.
Example
A 昨日 、 駅 の 階段 で 派手に 転んじゃって … 。
B うわー 、 それ は 赤面 もの だ ね 。
[A:] Yesterday, I took a big fall down the station stairs... [B:] Wow, that's definitely something to blush about.
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