Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 短命(たんめい) in Japanese

短命
Kana Reading
たんめい
Romaji
tanmei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    short life; short lived
    Example sentence
    内気な外向的なより短命 Do introverts not live as long as extroverts?

Examples of 短命, たんめい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

12 strokes

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

On'Yomi: タン

Kun'Yomi: みじか.い

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JLPT 3

8 strokes

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ

Kun'Yomi: いのち

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