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1 exact word match found in search '聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥'
expression
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know (proverb)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
40 partial word matches found in search '聞くは一時の恥聞かぬは一生の恥'
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear2. to listen (e.g. to music) (usu. 聴く)
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particle
1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. one o'clockadverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. once; at one time; formerly; before(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 3 forms, examples and links)
'no' adjective, suffix
2. best(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 5 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: ひととき
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. moment; a (short) time; a while (often written with kana only)2. former times (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading ひととき)
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suffix
1. hour; o'clock(click the word for examples and links)
2. of the hour; in vogue; sought after
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noun
shame; embarrassment; disgrace(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical) (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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noun
1. life; livingnoun, noun (suffix)
2. I; me; myself (male term or language; humble; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
Most common form: 初
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
1. innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears (esp. 初, 初心; often written with kana only)noun (prefix)
2. birth- (産, 生)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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