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Life is Short
人生は短い is “life is short” in Japanese.
The character breakdown:
人生 (jinsei) life (i.e., conception to death); human life, living, lifetime.
は (ha/wa) particle (means “is” in this case).
短い (mijikai) short.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Life is Short
A 100-year-old is but a traveler passing through this life
百歲光陰如過客 directly translates as: [Even a] hundred-year-old [person] is [just a] traveler passing by.
The simple message is, “Human life is short.” Of course, there is an unspoken suggestion that you should make the best of your time here on earth.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
光陰矢の如し see styles |
kouinyanogotoshi / koinyanogotoshi こういんやのごとし |
More info & calligraphy: Time and Tide Wait for No Man |
對酒當歌 对酒当歌 see styles |
duì jiǔ dāng gē dui4 jiu3 dang1 ge1 tui chiu tang ko |
lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can |
人生僅か五十年 see styles |
jinseiwazukagojuunen / jinsewazukagojunen じんせいわずかごじゅうねん |
(expression) (proverb) life is short; life is just fifty years |
光陰矢のごとし see styles |
kouinyanogotoshi / koinyanogotoshi こういんやのごとし |
(expression) time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short |
人生短暫，學術無涯 人生短暂，学术无涯 see styles |
rén shēng duǎn zàn , xué shù wú yá ren2 sheng1 duan3 zan4 , xue2 shu4 wu2 ya2 jen sheng tuan tsan , hsüeh shu wu ya |
Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis |
芸術は長く人生は短し see styles |
geijutsuhanagakujinseihamijikashi / gejutsuhanagakujinsehamijikashi げいじゅつはながくじんせいはみじかし |
(expression) (proverb) art is long, life is short; ars longa, vita brevis |
吾生也有涯，而知也無涯 吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 see styles |
wú shēng yě yǒu yá , ér zhī yě wú yá wu2 sheng1 ye3 you3 ya2 , er2 zhi1 ye3 wu2 ya2 wu sheng yeh yu ya , erh chih yeh wu ya |
Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis |
Variations: |
kouinyanogotoshi / koinyanogotoshi こういんやのごとし |
(expression) (proverb) time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Life is Short | 人生は短い | jinsei ha mijikai jinseihamijikai | ||
| Life is Short | 百歲光陰如過客 百岁光阴如过客 | bǎi suì guāng yīn rú guò kè bai3 sui4 guang1 yin1 ru2 guo4 ke4 bai sui guang yin ru guo ke baisuiguangyinruguoke | pai sui kuang yin ju kuo k`o paisuikuangyinjukuoko pai sui kuang yin ju kuo ko |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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