Japanese Word Entry
問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥| Kana: | とうはいったんのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ |
| Romaji: | touhaittan'nohaji、towanuhamatsudainohaji |
| Definition: | better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 問 | question, ask, problem, ask (about), inquire after |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄨㄣˋ (wèn) |
| Cantonese: | man6 |
| Japanese: | モン (mon)、 ブン (bun) / と.う (tou)、 と.い (toi)、 とん (ton) |
| Korean: | 문 (mun) |
| Vietnamese: | vấn |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 问 |
| 一 | one, one radical (no.1), a, an, alone |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄧ (yī) |
| Cantonese: | jat1 |
| Japanese: | イチ (ichi)、 イツ (itsu) / ひと- (hito-)、 ひと.つ (hitotsu)、 ひとたび (hitotabi)、 はじめ (hajime) |
| Korean: | 일 (il) |
| Vietnamese: | nhất |
| 旦 | daybreak, dawn, morning, day |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄉㄢˋ (dàn) |
| Cantonese: | daan3 |
| Japanese: | タン (tan)、 ダン (dan) / あき.らか (akiraka)、 あきら (akira)、 ただし (tadashi)、 あさ (asa)、 あした (ashita) |
| Korean: | 단 (dan) |
| Vietnamese: | đán |
| 恥 | shame, dishonor, humiliation, ashamed |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄔˇ (chǐ) |
| Cantonese: | ci2 |
| Japanese: | チ (chi) / は.じる (hajiru)、 はじ (haji)、 は.じらう (hajirau)、 は.ずかしい (hazukashii) |
| Korean: | 치 (chi) |
| Vietnamese: | sỉ |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 耻 |
| Semantic variant form: | 耻 |
| 末 | end, close, tip, powder, posterity, final, last, insignificant |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄇㄛˋ (mò) |
| Cantonese: | mut6 |
| Japanese: | マツ (matsu)、 バツ (batsu) / すえ (sue)、 うら (ura)、 うれ (ure) |
| Korean: | 말 (mal) |
| Vietnamese: | mạt |
| 代 | substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee, replacement (of person or generation), era |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄉㄞˋ (dài) |
| Cantonese: | doi6 |
| Japanese: | ダイ (dai)、 タイ (tai) / か.わる (kawaru)、 かわ.り (kawari)、 -がわ.り (-gawari)、 か.える (kaeru)、 よ (yo)、 しろ (shiro) |
| Korean: | 대 (dae) |
| Vietnamese: | đại |
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