て
手
みじか
短
　
に
い
言
　
う
　
と

expression

  1. in brief, to put it succinctly.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
て
手
みじか
短
　
に
い
言
　
う
　
と
 手短に言うと てみじかにいうと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
short, brevity, fault
タン　みじか.い (3rd, N2)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)