短 : Short

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Components:

矢豆

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

On 'yomi:

タン(tan)

Kun 'yomi:

みじか.い(mijika.i)

Strokes:	12
Radical:	矢 (111)
Usage Rating:	689

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	3
Grade:	3

Unicode:	077ed
jis208:	35-27

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短 Usage examples

軽薄短小(けいはくたんしょう)	small and light
短小(たんしょう)	short and small
短毛(たんもう)	short hair
短毛種(たんもうしゅ)	short-haired
短文(たんぶん)	short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
短水路(たんすいろ)	short course (swimming)
短日(たんじつ)	short time
短日月(たんじつげつ)	short period of time
短日植物(たんじつしょくぶつ)	short-day plants
短打(たんだ)	base hit, one-base hit, single
短句(たんく)	short phrase
短兵急(たんぺいきゅう)	impetuousness
短見(たんけん)	narrow view
短足(たんそく)	short legs
短夜(たんや) 短か夜(たんや)	short summer night
短音(たんおん)	short sound
短音階(たんおんかい)	minor scale
短時日(たんじじつ)	short period of time
短期手形(たんきてがた)	short-term bill
短期貸付(たんきかしつけ)	short-term loan
短評(たんぴょう)	brief comment or criticism
短軸(たんじく)	minor axis
短距離離着陸機(たんきょりりちゃくりくき)	plane able to make short takeoffs and landings
短靴(たんぐつ)	shoes
短資(たんし)	short-term loan
短髪(たんぱつ)	short hair
短慮(たんりょ)	imprudence, quick temper
短編映画(たんぺんえいが)	short film
短躯(たんく)	short stature
短期間(たんきかん)	short term, short time
栄養短(えいようたん)	Junior College of Nutrition
短筒(たんづつ)	pistol, revolver
短路(たんろ)	short circuit
短すぎる(みじかすぎる) 短過ぎる(みじかすぎる)	to be too short
最短距離(さいたんきょり)	shortest distance (to)
短期決戦(たんきけっせん)	decisive battle of brief duration
短期集中講座(たんきしゅうちゅうこうざ)	short, intensive course
短大生(たんだいせい)	junior college student
短波受信機(たんぱじゅしんき)	short-wave receiver
短波放送(たんぱほうそう)	short-wave broadcasting
短編集(たんぺんしゅう)	collection of short stories, collected short stories
短め(みじかめ) 短目(みじかめ) 短かめ(みじかめ) 短か目(みじかめ)	rather short, somewhat short
短母音(たんぼいん)	short vowel
政府短期証券(せいふたんきしょうけん)	financing bill, FB
短期ローン(たんきローン)	short-term loan
短期国債(たんきこくさい)	treasury bill, TB
短パン(たんパン)	shorts, short pants
短慮軽率(たんりょけいそつ)	impulsive and imprudent, rash and unthinking
一徹短慮(いってつたんりょ)	stubborn and short-tempered
短慮性急(たんりょせいきゅう)	short-tempered and impatient
胴長短足(どうながたんそく)	having a long torso and short legs, long-bodied and short-legged
短角牛(たんかくぎゅう)	shorthorn, short-horned cattle