Word Meaning 面目を潰す

めんぼくをつぶす memboku o tsubusu

面目を潰す is read as めんぼくをつぶす (memboku o tsubusu) and means to lose face.

Meaning

English

  1. to lose face
  2. to be disgraced

Reading

Kana

めんぼくをつぶす

Romaji

memboku o tsubusu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

面目を施す

めんぼくをほどこす

to get credit

面目

めんぼく

appearance

面目次第

めんぼくしだい

face

面目丸つぶれ

めんぼくまるつぶれ

complete loss of face

面目一新

めんもくいっしん

undergoing a complete change in appearance

面目が立つ

めんもくがたつ

to save face

真面目

まじめ

honest

本来の面目

ほんらいのめんもく

one's true nature

新面目

しんめんもく

new appearance

目潰し

めつぶし

poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

おも

face