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    3. 問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥

    問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥

    問とう​は​一いっ旦たんの​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

    NTExpressionsEducationEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab72 strokes

    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

    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
    旦
    あき.らか・あきら・ただし・あさ・あした…(2)
    daybreak・dawn・morning
    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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    • 問
    • 一
    • 旦
    • 恥
    • 末
    • 代
    • う
    • は
    • の
    • わ
    • ぬ

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