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短

Kanji meanings and readings

短

N2

short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point

On reading
タン
Kun reading
みじか.い
Radical
矢
Illustration of 短い

短い

N5

みじかい

short

Illustration of 短大

短大

N1

たんだい

junior college

Illustration of 短所

短所

N2

たんしょ

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

Illustration of 短期

短期

N2

たんき

short term

Illustration of 短歌

短歌

N1

たんか

tanka; 31-syllable Japanese poem

Illustration of 短気

短気

N1

たんき

quick temper

Illustration of 短波

短波

N1

たんぱ

short wave

Illustration of 短編

短編

N2

たんぺん

short (e.g. story, film)

Illustration of 短縮

短縮

N1

たんしゅく

shortening; abbreviation; reduction

Illustration of 長短

長短

N2

ちょうたん

length; long and short; +-