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Kanji Detail for 辱 - "to disgrace, to insult"

辱

  • Meaning

    辱 means "to disgrace, to insult." Also associated with grateful.

    1. To disgrace - To humiliate; to damage honor.

    2. Grateful - Thankful; obliged.

  • Words using 辱

    • 屈辱 くつじょく Listen disgrace; humiliation
    • 雪辱 せつじょく Listen vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss
    • 侮辱 ぶじょく Listen insult; affront; slight

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    • Verified meaning: to disgrace, to insult
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: grateful
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    embarrass; humiliate; shame

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    humiliate, insult, abuse

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to insult, to humiliate, to abuse

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Shame. Meaning shameful things that one personally suffers. Such as 折辱 (humiliate), 忍辱 (endure humiliation). | To lower. Such as saying 辱在泥塗 (lowered to the mud). Appears in "Zuozhuan." Also a humble expression of being unworthy. Such as saying 辱臨 (honored by your visit), 辱荷賜書 (honored by your letter).

  • Onyomi

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    joku(ジョク) ジョク

  • Kunyomi

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    hazukashi.meru(はずかし-める) はずかし-める

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    辰 (tatsu・shinnotatsu)

  • Related Keywords

    to disgrace grateful to insult honor humiliate humiliation shame degradation embarrassment ignominy mortification scorn indignity affront disrespect thankful obliged

Sentences including 辱

  • I can't put up with an insult like this.

  • The student insulted the teacher.

  • It is an insult to her.

  • I was insulted in front of other people.

  • He got angry at being insulted.

  • He insulted me without reason.

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