はじ
恥
　
の
うわ
上
ぬ
塗
　
り

expression

  1. piling shame on top of shame.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はじ
恥
　
の
うわ
上
ぬ
塗
　
り
 恥の上塗り はじのうわぬり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shame, dishonor
は.じる　はじ　チ (7th, N3)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
paint, plaster, daub
ぬ.る　ト　まみ.れる (8th, N2)
surname, name of certain rivers
ト　ズ　チョ
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
too much, myself, surplus
ヨ　あま.る　あんま.り (5th, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree (木) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)