Kaomake

顔負け (Kaomake) is a Japanese noun meaning “being put to shame, being outshone, being eclipsed, feeling embarrassed”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbeing put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

Examples

  • I can hardly hold my own against his daring.

  • Your singing puts professional singers to shame.

  • The child puts adults to shame.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 顔負け

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