Results, 帯に短し襷に長し

帯に短し襷に長し【おびにみじかしたすきにながしobinimijikashitasukininagashi】

expression:

  • neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie [literal]

Kanji definition:

帯
常用４年JLPTN2

タイTAI・おびるo.biru・おびobi

sash; belt; obi; zone; region

➜
帶
Strokes:
10
Radical:
巾 turban
SKIP:
2-4-5
UTF:
5e2f
JIS208:
34-51
Nanori:
たてtate
Hangul:
대 [dae]
Pinyin:
dài
Stroke order:
Example words:
地帯【ちたいchitai】
area; zone; belt (of land)
世帯【せたいsetai】
household; home; family; housekeeping
熱帯【ねったいnettai】
tropics
携帯【けいたいkeitai】
something carried (in the hand); handheld; portable; / mobile telephone; cell phone
連帯【れんたいrentai】
solidarity; / joint; collective
短
常用３年JLPTN2

タンTAN・みじかいmijika.i

short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point

Strokes:
12
Radical:
矢 arrow
SKIP:
1-5-7
UTF:
77ed
JIS208:
35-27
Hangul:
단 [dan]
Pinyin:
duǎn
Stroke order:
Example words:
短期【たんきtanki】
short-term
短大【たんだいtandai】
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
短縮【たんしゅくtanshuku】
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
短歌【たんかtanka】
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
長短【ちょうたんchoutan】
(relative) length; / advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits
襷

たすきtasuki

cord to hold up sleeves; (kokuji)

Strokes:
22
Radical:
衣衤 clothes
SKIP:
1-5-17
UTF:
8977
JIS208:
75-7
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
襷【たすきtasuki】
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; / sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); / wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
帯に短し襷に長し【おびにみじかしたすきにながしobinimijikashitasukininagashi】
neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
襷反り【たすきぞりtasukizori】
reverse backwards body drop
外襷反り【そとたすきぞりsototasukizori】
outer reverse backwards body drop
襷星【たすきぼしtasukiboshi】
Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
長
常用２年JLPTN5

チョウCHOU・ながいnaga.i・おさosa

long; leader; superior; senior

➜
兏 镸
Strokes:
8
Radical:
長镸 long
SKIP:
4-8-1
UTF:
9577
JIS208:
36-25
Nanori:
おo・おしゃosha・たかしtakashi・たけtake・なna・はha・ひさhisa
Hangul:
장 [jang]
Pinyin:
cháng / zhǎng
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
部長【ぶちょうbuchou】
head (chief, director) of a section or department; / head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
成長【せいちょうseichou】
growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult; / growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
長男【ちょうなんchounan】
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
社長【しゃちょうshachou】
company president; manager; director
会長【かいちょうkaichou】
president (of a society); chairman

Kanji

帯

タイTAI・おびるo.biru・おびobi

sash; belt; obi; zone; region

短

タンTAN・みじかいmijika.i

short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point


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