EntryCommon
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    short life; short lived

    内気な人は外向的な人より短命?
    Do introverts not live as long as extroverts?
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

Kun
みじか.い
On
タン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
689 of 2500
Radical
arrow
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-5-7SKIP code
3d9.27The Kanji Dictionary
8141.8Four corner code
2373deroo
77edUnicode hex code
1-35-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3172Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3982New Nelson (John Haig)
1182New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1515Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
801Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1093Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1442Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1550Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
789A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1633Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
261Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23978Morohashi
342A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
215Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
215Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
466sakade
230Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
362henshall3
403Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
90Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1395Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1454Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duan3Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

Kun
いのち
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
465 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-6, 2-3-5SKIP code
2a6.26The Kanji Dictionary
8062.7Four corner code
2844deroo
547dUnicode hex code
1-44-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
430Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
767New Nelson (John Haig)
2058New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1772Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1502Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
388A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
671Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
387Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3473Morohashi
394A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
578Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519sakade
411Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
416henshall3
316Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
249crowley
997Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1412Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming4Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level