Word Meaning 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
kikuhaittoki no hajikikanuhamatsudai no haji
聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは末代の恥 is read as きくはいっときのはじきかぬはまつだいのはじ (kikuhaittoki no hajikikanuhamatsudai 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まつだいのはじ
Romaji
kikuhaittoki no hajikikanuhamatsudai no haji
Writing Variants
- 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 kikuhaittokinohajikikanuhamatsudainohaji