Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 玉砕(ぎょくさい) in Japanese

玉砕, 玉摧
Kana Reading
ぎょくさい
Romaji
gyokusai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; honorable death; death without surrender


Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

9 strokes

smash, break, crush, familiar, popular

On'Yomi: サイ

Kun'Yomi: くだ.く, くだ.ける

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JLPT 2

5 strokes

jewel, ball

On'Yomi: ギョク

Kun'Yomi: たま, たま-, -だま

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14 strokes

break, smash, crush, familiar, popular

On'Yomi: サイ, サ

Kun'Yomi: くだ.く

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