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あがり症

上がり症、 上がり性、 あがり性

Reading

Kana: あがりしょう
Romaji: agarishō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

stage fright; social anxiety disorder; social phobia

Kanji

Reading: ショウ
Meanings: symptoms, illness
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature

Example Sentence

(ぼく)ってあがり(せい)だから、(ひと)(まえ)(はな)すの苦手(にがて)なんだよ。
➥I'm the type who gets nervous in front of people, so I'm bad at speech making.
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