ぎょ

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. honorable death, death without surrender, honorable defeat.
  2. trying but being utterly beaten, being completely rejected when professing one's love. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぎょ
玉砕 ぎょくさい
ぎょ
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)