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Japan · Japanese meaning
Omohayui means feeling bashful or awkward
Japanese omohayui means feeling bashful or awkward. It is written 面映ゆい, with characters associated with a face and shining or reflecting. The dictionary sense concerns an embarrassed feeling rather than a literal reflected face.
The written appearance and the everyday meaning point in different directions.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10