Word Meaning 短気は損気

たんきはそんき tanki ha sonki

短気は損気 is read as たんきはそんき (tanki ha sonki) and means haste makes waste.

Meaning

English

  1. haste makes waste
  2. anger and haste hinder good counsel

Reading

Kana

たんきはそんき

Romaji

tanki ha sonki

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb Rank 89006 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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短気

たんき

short temper

損気

そんき

disadvantage

気短

きみじか

short-tempered

気が短い

きがみじかい

quick-tempered

気の短い

きのみじかい

quick-tempered

短歌

たんか

tanka

短冊

たんざく

thin rectangle

短大

たんだい

junior college

短期

たんき

short-term

短期大学

たんきだいがく

junior college

短所

たんしょ

defect

短い

みじかい

brief