屈辱

くつじょく

disgrace; humiliation

What does 屈辱 mean?

屈辱 is a Japanese noun meaning disgrace; humiliation in English. It is written as 屈辱 in kanji, くつじょく in hiragana, and kutsujoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

死ぬ方が屈辱を受けるよりもましだ。

Death is preferable to dishonor.