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Life is Short

人生は短い (jinsei wa mijikai)

The Japanese phrase 人生は短い meaning "Life is Short" is composed of the words 人生 (read jinsei) meaning "life", the grammatical element は (read wa) here acting like "is", and 短い (read mijikai) meaning "short".

Verify: 人生は短い in the Japanese-English Dictionary

This beautiful art reminds us to live each moment to the fullest and to treasure the time we have.

Life is Short (人生は短い) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life is Short 人生は短い jinsei wa mijikai Block Vertical VB3C
Life is Short (人生は短い) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life is Short 人生は短い jinsei wa mijikai Cursive Vertical VC3B
Life is Short (人生は短い) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life is Short 人生は短い jinsei wa mijikai Semi-Cursive Vertical VS3C
Life is Short (人生は短い) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life is Short 人生は短い jinsei wa mijikai Block Horizontal HB4A
Life is Short (人生は短い) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life is Short 人生は短い jinsei wa mijikai Cursive Horizontal HC3A
Life is Short (人生は短い) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life is Short 人生は短い jinsei wa mijikai Semi-Cursive Horizontal HS3A

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