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かたみ^２ 肩身

肩身が狭い

feel ashamed [inferior]

feel small

用例

あんな親戚があるかと思うと肩身が狭い. I am ashamed of [I can't walk with my head held high] having a fellow like that among my relatives. これで君のお父さんも肩身が広くなっただろう. You've given your father something to make him proud of you at last.

斎藤和英大辞典

肩身

読み方 かたみ

名詞

Prestige

用例

肩身が狭い
One feels small―feels mean―feels cheap.

いつまで親の厄介になっているかと思うと肩身が狭い
I feel small when I think I am still dependent on my father.

こんな者が親類中にあるかと思うと肩身が狭い
It is humiliating to think that such a man is my own flesh and blood―I am ashamed of having such relations.

彼は伯（叔）父が高利貸をしているので肩身が狭い
He is ashamed of his uncle being a usurer.

肩身が広い
One can hold up one's head.

戦勝国民は肩身が広い
A victorious nation can hold up its head.

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肩身

読み方：かたみ

（名詞） shoulders