【No. 1026】Tanki wa Sonki (短気は損気 - Haste Makes Waste)

Oct 9, 2017 10:18

Are you a person who loses your temper easily or gets bored quickly?

Such a personality is called "tanki" (短気) in Japan.

Here "tan" (短) of "tanki" means "short," and "ki" (気) means "temper."

Also, there is a famous Japanese proverb, "tanki wa sonki" (短気は損気 - tanki makes sonki).

This proverb means that if you lose your temper easily, you will make a loss.

Since "ki" (気) of "sonki" is added to "son" (損 - loss) for matching with the sound of "tanki," it has no meaning.

短気は損気

すぐに怒ったり飽きてしまったりしていませんか？

そのように気が短い性質のことを、「短気」と言います。

そして、日本のことわざに「短気は損気」というものがあります。

これは、短気を起こすと結局は自分の損になるということを意味します。

「損気」という単語は、「短気」と音を合わせるため、「損」に「気」を付けたものです。

そのため、「損気」の「気」に意味はありません。

Corrections (1)

No. 1　Moira

• Are you a person who loses your temper easily or gets bored quickly?
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Such a personality is called "tanki" (短気) in Japan.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Here "tan" (短) of "tanki" means "short," and "ki" (気) means "temper."
• Here, "tan" (短) in "tanki" means "short," and "ki" (気) means "temper."

• Also, there is a famous Japanese proverb, "tanki wa sonki" (短気は損気 - tanki makes sonki).
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• This proverb means that if you lose your temper easily, you will make a loss.
• This proverb means that if you lose your temper easily, you will have many losses.

• Since "ki" (気) of "sonki" is added to "son" (損 - loss) for matching with the sound of "tanki," it has no meaning.
• Since "ki" (気) in "sonki" is added to "son" (損 - loss) for matching with the sound of "tanki," it has no meaning.

Toru
Thank you so much for correcting my post! (^^)

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