Word details

玉砕

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 玉砕.

Dictionary

Entry

玉砕ぎょくさい玉摧NounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #21164
1

honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat

2

Colloquial

trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

玉

jewel, ball

5 strokesFrequency 737JLPT N2Grade 1

On

ギョク

Kun

たまたま--だま

Nanori

おうだん
砕

smash, break, crush, familiar, popular

9 strokesFrequency 1,579JLPT N1Grade 8

On

サイ

Kun

くだ.くくだ.ける
摧

break, smash, crush, familiar, popular

14 strokes

On

サイサ

Kun

くだ.く

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