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玉砕

ぎょくさい

honourable defeat

Pronunciation

ぎょくさい

Contains Kanji

玉
ぎょく
jewel
砕
さい
smash

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Definitions

Common
noun, suru verb, no-adjective

1. Honourable defeat; Honorable defeat; Honourable death; Honorable death; Death without surrender

2. Trying but being utterly beaten; Being completely rejected when professing one's love colloquialism. Only applies to 玉砕.

OTHER FORMS

玉摧
Common

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