Word Meaning 玉砕

ぎょくさい gyokusai

玉砕 is read as ぎょくさい (gyokusai) and means trying but being utterly beaten.

Meaning

English

trying but being utterly beaten
being completely rejected when professing one's love
honorable death
death without surrender
honorable defeat

Reading

Kana

ぎょくさい

Romaji

gyokusai

Writing Variants

玉摧ぎょくさい gyokusai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms 瓦全 Rank 11397 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

玉砕主義

ぎょくさいしゅぎ

the principle of honorable death and no surrender

玉露

ぎょくろ

high-quality green tea

玉整理

ぎょくせいり

liquidation of speculative accounts

玉結び

たまむすび

thread knot (end of the thread tied up to a knot)

玉型弁

たまがたべん

globe valve

玉押金亀子

たまおしこがね

dung beetle

粉砕

ふんさい

pulverization

破砕

はさい

crushing (into pieces)

水力破砕

すいりょくはさい

hydrofracturing

玉

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

玉音

ぎょくいん

the Emperor's voice