What does 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥 mean in Japanese?

聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥 (kikuhaittokinohaji,kikanuhamatsudainohaji) means "better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know" in Japanese.

How do you read and pronounce 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥?

聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥 is read as "kikuhaittokinohaji,kikanuhamatsudainohaji" in romaji. Practice pronunciation with the built-in audio trainer on Nihoner.

How do you use 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥 in a sentence?

Example: この聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥はとても大切です。 Use は or が to mark this word as the topic or subject of a sentence.

What kanji are in 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥?

聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥 contains the kanji: 聞 and 一 and 時 and 恥 and 末 and 代. Each character's stroke order, readings, and meanings are broken down on this page.

聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥 – Japanese Meaning, Romaji Reading & AI Pronunciation Practice

聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥

kikuhaittokinohaji,kikanuhamatsudainohaji

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

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Kanji Breakdown

聞

Hear, Ask, Listen

On: ぶん,もん Kun: き.く,き.こえる

14 strokes N5

一

One, One Radical (no.1)

On: いち,いつ Kun: ひと-,ひと.つ

1 strokes N5

時

Time, Hour

On: じ Kun: とき,-どき

10 strokes N5

恥

Shame, Dishonor

On: ち Kun: は.じる,はじ,は.じらう,は.ずかしい

10 strokes N3

末

End, Close, Tip, Powder, Posterity

On: まつ,ばつ Kun: すえ

5 strokes N3

代

Substitute, Change, Convert, Replace, Period, Age, Counter For Decades Of Ages, Eras, Etc., Generation, Charge, Rate, Fee

On: だい,たい Kun: か.わる,かわ.る,かわ.り,か.わり,-がわ.り,-が.わり,か.える,よ,しろ

5 strokes N4

How to Use This Word

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聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥は〜です。 / 〜の聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥

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この聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは末代の恥はとても大切です。

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