Word Meaning 羽目

はめ hame

羽目 is read as はめ (hame) and means panel.

Meaning

English

  1. panel
  2. wainscoting
  3. wainscotting
  4. plight
  5. fix
  6. bind
  7. awkward situation
  8. difficult situation

Reading

Kana

はめ

Romaji

hame

Writing Variants

  • 破目 はめ hame

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 14011 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

羽目になる

はめになる

to get stuck with (some job)

腰羽目

こしばめ

waist-high wainscoting

counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

羽根

はね

arrow feathers

arrow feathers

羽衣

うい

type of bug

羽毛

うもう

feathers

羽化

うか

emergence (of insects)

羽子板

はごいた

battledore (early form of badminton racket)

羽ばたく

はばたく

to flap (wings)

羽二重

はぶたえ

habutai

羽後

うご

Ugo (former province located in parts of present-day Akita Prefecture)

Example Sentences

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I had to pay another five dollars.

We had to pay an additional ten thousand yen.

I was forced to work on Sunday.

The car broke down, so we had to walk.

The affair cost me many sleepless nights.

I had to push my bicycle because I had a flat tire.

I'm the lowest ranking staff member, so I get stuck doing what everyone else doesn't want to do.

I usually cut loose a bit and drink plenty before a day off work, but if my drinks are cut with tochu tea, then I get absolutely no hangover.