Word Meaning 恥の上塗り

はじのうわぬり haji no uwanuri

恥の上塗り is read as はじのうわぬり (haji no uwanuri) and means piling shame on top of shame.

Meaning

English

  1. piling shame on top of shame

Reading

Kana

はじのうわぬり

Romaji

haji no uwanuri

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb Rank 141659 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

上塗

うわぬり

adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)

黒塗り

くろぬり

blackened thing

根来塗り

ねごろぬり

Negoro lacquerware

地塗り

じぬり

undercoating

はじ

shame

恥じる

はじる

to feel ashamed

恥辱

ちじょく

disgrace

恥じらう

はじらう

to feel shy

恥知らず

はじしらず

shameless

恥さらし

はじさらし

disgrace