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 kikuhaittoki no hajikikanuhaisshou no haji

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 (kikuhaittoki no hajikikanuhaisshou no haji) and means better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know.

Meaning

English

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

kikuhaittoki no hajikikanuhaisshou no haji

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 kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhaisshounohaji

Stroke Sequence

15 Characters • 79 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 114102 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは末代の恥

きくはいっときのはじきかぬはまつだいのはじ

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

問うは一度の恥問わぬは末代の恥

とうはいちどのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ

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

生き恥

いきはじ

dishonor during one's life

問うは一旦の恥問わぬは末代の恥

とうはいったんのはじとわぬはまつだいのはじ

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

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

いっとき

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

いちじに

at the same time

一時的

いちじてき

temporary