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老い先短い (おいさきみじかい) — not having long to live | Kumi Dictionary

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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

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おいさきみじかい

Adjective

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not having long to live

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Kanji that make up this word

お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)

old man・old age・grow old

さき・ま.ず…(2)

before・ahead・previous・future・precedence

みじか.い…(1)

short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point

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