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問うは一度の恥、問わぬは末代の恥
Readings
とうはいちどのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ
touhaichidonohajitowanuhamatsudainohaji
English
Expression
Proverb
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

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Kanjis
ON: モン KUN: と.う, と.い, とん
question, ask, problem

Stroke: 11 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-8-3 FC: 7760.0


ON: イチ, イツ KUN: ひと-, ひと.つ
one, one radical (no.1)

Stroke: 1 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-1-4 FC: 1000.0


ON: ド, ト, タク KUN: たび, -た.い
degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude

Stroke: 9 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-3-6 FC: 0024.4


ON: KUN: は.じる, はじ, は.じらう, は.ずかしい
shame, dishonor

Stroke: 10 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-6-4 FC: 1310.0


ON: マツ, バツ KUN: すえ, うら, うれ
end, close, tip, powder, posterity

Stroke: 5 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 4-5-3 FC: 5090.0


ON: ダイ, タイ 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
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Stroke: 5 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-2-3 FC: 2324.4