Japanese

Adjectival noun

恐縮 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana きょうしゅく, romaji kyōshuku)

1. feeling thankfulness
2. feeling awfulness
3. feeling pity or sorry
4. feeling shame

Inflection

Noun

恐縮 ‎(hiragana きょうしゅく, romaji kyōshuku)

1. an attitude of feeling thankfulness

   駅 (えき)まで迎 (むか)えにきて頂 (いただ)いて恐縮 (きょうしゅく)です。

   Eki made mukae ni kite itada ite kyōshuku desu.

   I feel thankfulness to you for coming to the station to pick me up.

2. an attitude of feeling awfulness

   恐縮 (きょうしゅく)ですが、もう一杯 (いっぱい)ご飯 (はん)のお代 (か)わりを下 (くだ)さい。

   Kyōshuku desu ga, mō ippai go-han no okawari o kudasai.

   I'm awful, but could you give me one more rice?

3. an attitude of feeling pity or sorry

   顧客 (こきゃく)が原稿 (げんこう)の締 (し)め切 (き)りを２日間切 (ふつかかんき)り上 (あ)げました。恐縮 (きょうしゅく)ですが、作業 (さぎょう)を急 (いそ)いで下 (くだ)さい。

   Kokyaku ga genkō no shimekiri o futsukakan kiriagemashita. kyōshuku desu ga, sagyō o isoide kudasai.

   Our customers requested two days' reduction of the due date of the manuscript. I feel sorry but please speed up the editing.

4. an attitude of feeling shame

   私 (わたし)の失敗 (しっぱい)によりご迷惑 (めいわく)をおかけし恐縮 (きょうしゅく)です。

   Watashi no shippai ni yori go-meiwaku o o-kake shi kyōshuku desu.

   I feel shame for causing trouble because of my mistake.

Verb

恐縮する ‎(hiragana きょうしゅくする, romaji kyōshuku suru)

1. To feel thankfulness
2. To feel awfulness
3. To feel pity or sorry
4. To feel shame

Conjugation