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人見知りする — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • shy adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.

Senses

人見知りする is used for these senses in English:

  • make strange (idiomatic, especially of small children) To behave in a shy, uncommunicative, resistant manner when encountering an unfamiliar person or situation.
  • shy Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

shy — full definition

  1. adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
  2. adj Just short of or falling below a stated amount.
  3. verb To move back suddenly out of fear or caution.

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