ぎょく
玉
さい
砕

noun, takes する, takes genitive case の

  1. honorable defeat, honorable death, death without surrender.
  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 (9th, 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)