Home › Vocabulary › 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥（きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはいっしょうのはじ）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 “聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)