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大恥をかく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 大恥をかく.

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Entry

大恥をかく大恥を掻くおおはじをかくExpressionGodan verbFreq #64929
1

to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

large, big

3 strokesFrequency 7JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ダイタイ

Kun

おお-おお.きい-おお.いに

Nanori

うふおうたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもと

shame, dishonor

10 strokesFrequency 1,575JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

は.じるはじは.じらうは.ずかしい

scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead

11 strokes

On

ソウ

Kun

か.く

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