Word Meaning 長所は短所

ちょうしょはたんしょ chousho ha tansho

長所は短所 is read as ちょうしょはたんしょ (chousho ha tansho) and means if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness.

Meaning

English

if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness

Reading

Kana

ちょうしょはたんしょ

Romaji

chousho ha tansho

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 46544 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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長所

ちょうしょ

strong point

長短

ちょうたん

(relative) length

短所

たんしょ

defect

長崎女子短大

ながさきじょしたんだい

Nagasaki Women's Junior College

一長一短

いっちょういったん

(something having its) merits and demerits

芸術は長く人生は短し

げいじゅつはながくじんせいはみじかし

art is long, life is short

採長補短

さいちょうほたん

compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points

所長

しょちょう

head (of an office, laboratory, etc.)

所属長

しょぞくちょう

superior

刑務所長

けいむしょちょう

warden

長久

ちょうきゅう

Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)

長期的

ちょうきてき

long-term