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    3. 老い先短い

    老い先短い

    老おい​先さき短みじかい​

    not having long to live

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    おいさきみじかい

    Adjective

    1.
    not having long to live

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    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    老
    お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)
    old man・old age・grow old
    Kanji
    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    短
    みじか.い…(1)
    short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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