This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

玉砕

玉摧

Reading

Kana: ぎょくさい
Romaji: gyokusai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; honorable death; death without surrender

2

trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

Note: colloquialism
Note: Only 玉砕

Kanji

Readings: ギョク、 たま、 たま-、 -だま
Meanings: jewel, ball
Readings: サイ、 くだ.く、 くだ.ける
Meanings: smash, break, crush, familiar, popular
Readings: サイ、 サ、 くだ.く
Meanings: break, smash, crush, familiar, popular