ぎょく
玉
さい
砕

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. honorable death, death without surrender, honorable defeat.
  2. trying but being utterly beaten, being completely rejected when professing one's love. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぎょく
玉
さい
砕
 玉砕 ぎょくさい ✔
ぎょく
玉
さい
摧
 玉摧 ぎょくさい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

jewel, ball
たま　ギョク　おう (1st, N2)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
smash, break, crush
くだ.く　サイ (Early High School, N1)
stone
いし　セキ　シャク (1st, N3)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
soldier, private, die
ソツ　シュツ　そっ.する (Kentei 1)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)