たん
短
めい
命

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, noun

  1. short life, short lived.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たん
短
めい
命
 短命 たんめい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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
fate, command, decree
メイ　いのち　ミョウ (3rd, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
strike, beat, kow tow
たた.く　はた.く　コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)