羽目

はめ

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting

Also:plight

What does 羽目 mean?

羽目 is a Japanese noun meaning panel; wainscoting; wainscotting in English. It can also be translated as plight depending on context. It is written as 羽目 in kanji, はめ in hiragana, and hame in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

最後の詰めを怠ったばかりに、画竜点睛を欠くはめになってしまったね。

You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.