〜に恥じない (~ni hajinai) — worthy of ~ / living up to ~

Keeping up the standard of a name, title or tradition — a respectful form for speeches and writing.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N + に恥じない (+ N)

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When to use it

The restaurant you work at is a hundred years old. The new owner says: 「百年続く店の名に恥じない味を守りたい」— 'I want to keep a taste that doesn't shame the name of a shop that has lasted a century.'

Meaning

「恥じる」= to feel ashamed, so 「〜に恥じない」= not having to feel ashamed before that name, title or tradition — in other words, worthy of it, up to its standard.

How to attach

Attach a noun + 「に恥じない」; it mostly goes with words of honour or standard like 名・名前・伝統・肩書き・良心・代表, and a noun usually follows: 「〜に恥じない活躍・試合・生き方」.
It also appears as a goal: 「〜に恥じないよう(に)努力する」.

Versus what you know

The 「〜に足る」you learned earlier (信頼に足る人物) also sounds like 'worthy', but it judges whether something is good enough to trust or respect
「に恥じない」measures you against a name or title you already carry, or your own conscience, and says you don't fall short.
Its opposite is the earlier 「〜にあるまじき」(教師にあるまじき行為 = conduct unworthy of a teacher).

Watch out

The key rule: what comes before must be an honour, a title or a moral standard — it doesn't fit ordinary things like weather or price — and the tone is always positive and formal.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

老舗の名に恥じない味を、これからも守っていきます。

しにせのなにはじないあじを、これからもまもっていきます。

We will keep protecting a taste worthy of our long-established name.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 老舗 = a famous shop run for generations → 老舗の名 = its name → we attach 「に恥じない」 = not bringing shame on that name → the noun 「味」 comes after = a taste of that standard → 守っていきます = we will keep protecting.

日本代表として、その名に恥じない試合をしたい。

にほんだいひょうとして、そのなにはじないしあいをしたい。

As Japan's representative, I want to play a match worthy of that name.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 日本代表 = Japan's national team → その名 = the name "national team" → 「に恥じない」= worthy of that name → 試合をしたい = I want to play a match.

介護士として、自分の良心に恥じない仕事を続けたい。

かいごしとして、じぶんのりょうしんにはじないしごとをつづけたい。

As a care worker, I want to keep doing work I can answer for to my own conscience.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 介護士 = care worker → 良心 = conscience (your inner moral standard) → 「に恥じない」= not ashamed before it → 仕事を続けたい = I want to keep doing such work.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

「チャンピオンの名＿恥じない戦いを見せた。」— fill the blank.

💡 Hint: Which particle comes before 「恥じる」?