short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

On'yomi
タン
Kun'yomi
みじか.い
Parts
丷乞口矢豆similar kanji →
JLPT N412 strokesGrade 3#689 most commonU+77ED

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12 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 短

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  • 短いみじかいshortN5
  • 短歌たんかtanka; 31-mora Japanese poemN5
  • 短期たんきshort-termN5
  • 短期大学たんきだいがくjunior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programsN5
  • 短気たんきshort temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritabilityN5
  • 短距離たんきょりshort distance; short range; short-haulN5
  • 短冊たんざくtanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically)N5
  • 短時間たんじかんshort timeN5
  • 短銃たんじゅうpistolN5
  • 短縮たんしゅくshortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviationN5
  • 短所たんしょdefect; demerit; weak point; disadvantageN5
  • 短大たんだいjunior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programsN5
  • 短調たんちょうminor keyN5
  • 短刀たんとうshort sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantōN5
  • 短波たんぱshort waveN5
  • 短命たんめいshort life; short livedN5
  • 短絡たんらくshort circuit; shortN5
  • 長短ちょうたん(relative) lengthN5
  • 短編たんぺんshort (e.g. story, film)N5