Word Meaning 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥

きくはいっときのはじきかぬはいっしょうのはじ kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhaisshounohaji

聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥 is read as きくはいっときのはじきかぬはいっしょうのはじ (kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhaisshounohaji) and means better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know.

Meaning

English

  1. better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Reading

Kana

きくはいっときのはじきかぬはいっしょうのはじ

Romaji

kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhaisshounohaji

Writing Variants

  • 聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥 きくはいっときのはじきかぬはいっしょうのはじ kikuhaittoki no hajikikanuhaisshou no haji

Stroke Sequence

15 Characters • 79 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 115357 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

生き恥

いきはじ

dishonor during one's life

一時期

いちじき

a period (of time)

恥も外聞もない

はじもがいぶんもない

not worrying about one's reputation or appearance

一時

ひととき

two-hour period

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

一時

いちじ

one o'clock

一生

いっしょう

(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

一時に

いちどきに

at the same time

Example Sentences

1

Nothing is lost for asking.