Word Meaning 据え膳食わぬは男の恥

すえぜんくわぬはおとこのはじ suezenkuwanuhaotoko no haji

据え膳食わぬは男の恥 is read as すえぜんくわぬはおとこのはじ (suezenkuwanuhaotoko no haji) and means rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame.

Meaning

English

  1. rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame
  2. shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation
  3. not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame

Reading

Kana

すえぜんくわぬはおとこのはじ

Romaji

suezenkuwanuhaotoko no haji

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 63 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 160610 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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据膳

すえぜん

meal set before one

草食系男子

そうしょくけいだんし

man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers

草食男子

そうしょくだんし

man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers

和食膳

わしょくぜん

tray of traditional Japanese food

食膳

しょくぜん

dining table

上げ膳据え膳

あげぜんすえぜん

taking care of everything

据え置き

すえおき

deferment (e.g. of savings)

据える

すえる

to apply (moxa)

据え付け

すえつけ

installation

据置期間

すえおききかん

period of deferment

据え置き貯金

すえおきちょきん

deferred savings