Home › Vocabulary › 問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥（とうはいったんのはじ、とわぬはまつだいのはじ）Japanese vocabularyMeaning: better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never knowSee it used in real worksExample sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)Hear “問うは一旦の恥、問わぬは末代の恥” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)