芸術は長く人生は短し

げいじゅつはながくじんせいはみじかし

Meanings

1. Expression art is long, life is short; ars longa, vita brevis

Kanji

• 芸 art. Read as ゲイ.
• 術 technique. Read as ジュツ.
• 長 long. Read as ながい.
• 人 person. Read as ジン.
• 生 life. Read as セイ.
• 短 short. Read as みじかい.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists