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短命

短命

Chinese

lack; short life; fate
simp. and trad.
(短命)

Adjective

短命

  1. short-lived

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: 3
めい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

短命 (-na inflection, hiragana たんめい, romaji tanmei)

  1. short-lived
    短命 (たんめい)恋愛 (れんあい)ばかりを () (かえ)してしまう
    tanmei na ren'ai bakari o kurikaeshite shimau
    end up having only a string of short-lived romances

Inflection

Noun

短命 (hiragana たんめい, romaji tanmei)

  1. short life, brief lifespan