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    3. 問うは一度の恥、問わぬは末代の恥

    問うは一度の恥、問わぬは末代の恥

    問とう​は​一いち度どの​恥はじ、​問とわ​ぬ​は​末まつ代だいの​恥はじ

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

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab76 strokes

    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

    Expressions

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

    Characters that make up this word

    問
    と.う・と.い・とん…(2)
    question・ask・problem
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    度
    たび・-た.い…(4)
    degrees・occurrence・time・counter for occurrences・consider…(1)
    Kanji
    恥
    は.じる・はじ・は.じらう・は.ずかしい…(1)
    shame・dishonor
    Kanji
    末
    すえ・うら・うれ…(2)
    end・close・tip・powder・posterity
    Kanji
    代
    か.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり…(6)
    substitute・change・convert・replace・period…(6)
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
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    • 一
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    • 恥
    • 末
    • 代
    • う
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    • の
    • わ
    • ぬ

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