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短気は損気 (たんきはそんき) — haste makes waste | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
短気は損気

短気は損気

短たん気きは損そん気き

haste makes waste

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology40 strokes

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たんきはそんき

Expressions

1.

haste makes waste, anger and haste hinder good counsel

proverb

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Kanji that make up this word

みじか.い…(1)

short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point

いき・き…(2)

spirit・mind・air・atmosphere・mood

そこ.なう・そこな.う・-そこ.なう・そこ.ねる・-そこ.ねる…(1)

damage・loss・disadvantage・hurt・injure

いき・き…(2)

spirit・mind・air・atmosphere・mood

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