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聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥.
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Proverb
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
聞
hear, ask, listen
14 strokesFrequency 319JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ブンモン
Kun
き.くき.こえる
一
one, one radical (no.1)
1 strokesFrequency 2JLPT N4Grade 1
On
イチイツ
Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
Nanori
かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと
時
time, hour
10 strokesFrequency 16JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ジ
Kun
とき-どき
Nanori
ととぎ
恥
shame, dishonor
10 strokesFrequency 1,575JLPT N2Grade 8
On
チ
Kun
は.じるはじは.じらうは.ずかしい
末
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
5 strokesFrequency 456JLPT N2Grade 4
On
マツバツ
Kun
すえうらうれ
代
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
5 strokesFrequency 66JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ダイタイ
Kun
か.わるかわ.るかわ.りか.わり-がわ.り-が.わりか.えるよしろ
Nanori
す
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