Kanji

短

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

矢部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

タン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みじかい

Common Readings

タン, みじか…い

Example sentences

短い みじかい
彼は髪を短く切った。

He cut his hair short.

近づく ちかづく
冬が近づくと、日が短くなる。

As winter approaches, the days get shorter.

短剣 たんけん
彼は腰に鋭い短剣を差していた。

He was carrying a sharp dagger at his waist.

短時間 たんじかん
この作業は短時間で終わります。

This task can be completed in a short time.

短期間 たんきかん
短期間で効率よく成果を出すことが求められている。

Producing results efficiently in a short period of time is required.

習得 しゅうとく
彼は短期間で新しい技術を習得した。

He acquired new skills in a short period of time.

手短 てみじか
時間がないので、手短に話してください。

I don't have much time, so please keep it brief.

電話を切る でんわをきる
急ぎの用事があったので、手短に話して電話を切った。

I had urgent business, so I spoke briefly and hung up the phone.

最短 さいたん
最短コースを選べば、あと十分で着きます。

If we take the shortest course, we'll arrive in ten minutes.

ルート ルート
最短のルートで目的地へ向かった。

We headed for the destination via the shortest route.

Example Vocabulary

短い

みじかい

short

短剣

たんけん

dagger; short sword

短時間

たんじかん

short time; brief period

短期間

たんきかん

short period of time; short term

手短

てみじか

brief; short; concise

最短

さいたん

shortest; minimum

短縮

たんしゅく

shortening, reduction, abbreviation

短

たん

短刀

たんとう

short sword; dagger

短気

たんき

short temper; quick temper

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