帯おびに短みじかし襷たすきに長ながし
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
Kanji used
belt
short
cord to hold up sleeves
long
Composed of
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
short; brief
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)