How to say disgrace in Japanese

JLPTN1
汚れ【けがれkegare】穢れ

noun:

  • disgrace; shame; stain; blot; corruption; depravity
  • uncleanness; impurity; defilement

Example Sentences

面目を失うmenbokuwoushinauよりyori死んだshindaほうがましhougamashiだda。
We might as well die as disgrace ourselves.
不名誉fumeiyoのno中nakaでde生きるikiruよりyori殺されたkorosareta方がましhougamashiだda。
I would rather be killed than live in disgrace.
貧乏binbouはha苦痛kutsuuであるdearuがga、不名誉なfumeiyonaことkotoはhaないnai。
Poverty is a pain, but no disgrace.
貧しいmazushiiことkotoはha、何らnanra不名誉fumeiyoではないdehanai。
There is no disgrace in being poor.
恥をかくhajiwokakuよりyori死んだshindaほうがましhougamashiだdaとto彼kareはha思っているomotteiru。
He would rather die than disgrace himself.

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