Dictionary: “玉砕”

玉砕

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honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat

Kun/On information

玉
On
ぎょく
Kun
たま;たま-;-だま
Stroke count
5

・jewel

・ball

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砕
On
さい
Kun
くだ.く;くだ.ける
Stroke count
9

・smash

・break

・crush

・familiar

・popular

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Related words to 玉砕

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玉砕

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trying but being utterly beaten;being completely rejected when professing one's love

玉砕主義

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the principle of honorable death and no surrender