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面目を失う (めんぼくをうしなう) — to lose face | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
面目を失う

面目を失う

面めんぼ目くを失う

to lose face

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めんぼくをうしなう

Verb

1.

to lose face, to disgrace oneself

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Kanji that make up this word

おも・おもて・つら…(6)

mask・face・features・surface

め・-め・ま-…(6)

eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)

うしな.う・う.せる…(1)

lose・error・fault・disadvantage・loss

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