短

meaningshort, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

On'yomi
タン
Kun'yomi
みじか.い
Strokes
12
Taught in
Japanese grade 3
Frequency
#689 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

短
  • 短期たんきshort-term
  • 短大たんだいjunior college
  • 短歌たんかtanka
  • 短縮たんしゅくshortening
  • 長短ちょうたんlength
  • 短期間たんきかんshort term
  • 短時間たんじかんshort time
  • 短編たんぺんshort story

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