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    3. 芸術は長く人生は短し

    芸術は長く人生は短し

    芸げい術じゅつは​長ながく​人じん生せいは​短みじかし​

    art is long, life is short

    NTExpressionsArt & DesignKanji Vocab53 strokes

    げいじゅつはながくじんせいはみじかし

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    1.
    art is long, life is short, ars longa, vita brevis
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    芸
    う.える・のり・わざ…(5)
    technique・art・craft・performance・acting…(2)
    Kanji
    術
    すべ…(1)
    art・technique・skill・means・trick…(2)
    Kanji
    長
    なが.い・おさ…(8)
    long・leader・superior・senior
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    Kanji
    短
    みじか.い…(1)
    short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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