お
老
　
い
さき
先
みじか
短
　
い

expression, adjective

  1. not having long to live.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
お
老
　
い
さき
先
みじか
短
　
い
 老い先短い おいさきみじかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

old man, old age, grow old
ロウ　お.いる　ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
before, ahead, previous
セン　さき　ま.ず (1st, N5)
cow, (牛 variant)
person, (人 variant)
above
ジョウ　うえ　うわ-
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
short, brevity, fault
タン　みじか.い (3rd, N2)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person, (人 variant)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious, (旨 variant)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide