聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥 — Semantide dictionary

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聞くは一時の恥かぬは一生の恥

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
Proverb

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)1 stroke · Jōyō 時time, hour10 strokes · Jōyō 生life, genuine5 strokes · Jōyō 聞hear, ask14 strokes · Jōyō 恥shame, dishonor10 strokes · Jōyō