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おびにみじかしたすきにながし

帯に短し襷に長し

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

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

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Kanji Breakdown

帯短襷長

Related Kanji

帯

sash, belt, obi, zone, region

タイ / お.びる

短

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

タン / みじか.い

襷

cord to hold up sleeves, (kokuji)

— / たすき

長

long, leader, superior, senior

チョウ / なが.い