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たんみー【短命】 : tanmii | define meaning
tanmii
Pronunciation: [tam̩miː]
Definition
Noun
- Short life; short-lived
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese たんめい【短命】 tanmei "short life". Ultimately from Chinese 【短命】 "dying young; short-lived" (cf. Mandarin duǎnmìng; Cantonese dyun2 meng6; Hokkien té-miā and tér-miā), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *twanX mjaengH.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 短命 |
| Kana | たんみー |
| Romanization | tanmii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tam̩miː] |
意味：たんめい【短命】
Categories:
短命
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 1). たんみー【短命】 : tanmii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8046/tanmii/.