短命

たんめい

Meanings

1. な-adjective, の-adjective, Noun short life; short lived

Kanji

• 短 short. Read as タン.
• 命 life. Read as メイ.

Example sentences

• 内気な人は外向的な人より短命？
  Do introverts not live as long as extroverts?
• トムは短命でした。
  Tom didn't live a long life.

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