Word Meaning 会稽の恥

かいけいのはじ kaikei no haji

会稽の恥 is read as かいけいのはじ (kaikei no haji) and means humiliation of defeat in battle.

Meaning

English

  1. humiliation of defeat in battle
  2. past humiliation by others
  3. shame of an unendurable disgrace

Reading

Kana

かいけいのはじ

Romaji

kaikei no haji

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 149772 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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会稽の恥を雪ぐ

かいけいのはじをすすぐ

to avenge a defeat

会合

かいごう

association

会議

かいぎ

meeting

会談

かいだん

talks (i.e. formal discussions)

会費

かいひ

membership fee

会期

かいき

session (of a legislature)

会頭

かいとう

society president

会議室

かいぎしつ

conference room

会報

かいほう

bulletin (issued by a society)

会社更生法

かいしゃこうせいほう

Corporate Rehabilitation Law

会得

えとく

understanding

会席

かいせき

meeting place