羽目・破目|はめhame[2]odaka (tail-high)

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Which spelling to use
羽目羽目 is the more common form, written entirely in kanji, and is the recommended default for beginners.
破目破目 is a less common form, also written entirely in kanji; beginners should generally choose 羽目 instead.
Definitions
  1. nounpanel; wainscoting; wainscotting
  2. nounplight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
    最後さいごの詰つめを怠おこたったばかりに、画竜点睛がりょうてんせいを欠か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.
Synonyms & antonyms

    Choose between 羽目's concrete architectural sense, 'wall panel; wainscoting,' and its figurative sense, a plight—usually in the pattern ~する羽目になる, 'to be forced into doing something.'

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    Japanese definitions
    1. 壁かべなどに平たいらに張はった板いた。
    2. (あまり良よくない)状況じょうきょう。境遇きょうぐう。
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