Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぎょく
Grade: 1
さい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
玉碎 (kyūjitai)
玉摧
 
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Etymology

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From the Chinese idiom 寧可玉碎,不能瓦全. Literally means "broken piece of jade".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぎょく)(さい) (gyokusai

  1. dying in an honorable defeat
    Antonym: 瓦全
  2. (colloquial) trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

Usage notes

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Verb

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(ぎょく)(さい)する (gyokusai surusuru (stem (ぎょく)(さい) (gyokusai shi), past (ぎょく)(さい)した (gyokusai shita))

  1. to die in an honorable defeat

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN