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Kanji Detail for 短 - "short, brief"

短

  • Meaning

    短 means "short, brief." Also associated with lacking.

    1. Short - Not long in length or duration.

    2. Brief - Lasting only a short time.

    3. Lacking - Deficient; insufficient.

    4. Fault - A shortcoming; a defect.

  • Words using 短

    • 短期 たんき Listen short-term
    • 短大 たんだい Listen junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
    • 短歌 たんか Listen tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
    • 短縮 たんしゅく Listen shortening; contraction; reduction
    • 長短 ちょうたん Listen (relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses
    • 短期間 たんきかん Listen short term; short time
    • 短時間 たんじかん Listen short time
    • 短編 たんぺん Listen short story; short film; short poem

  • Four-character idioms with 短

    • 一長一短 いっちょういったん Listen (something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
    • 採長補短 さいちょうほたん Listen compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points
    • 短慮軽率 たんりょけいそつ Listen impulsive and imprudent; rash and unthinking
    • 軽薄短小 けいはくたんしょう Listen small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)

  • Tattoo check: 短

    • Verified meaning: short, brief
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いかい, いがい, いのかい, いのこ)
    • Also carries these associations: lacking

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 短

    Surnames 短(いかい)Listen 短(いがい)Listen 短(いのかい)Listen 短(いのこ)Listen 短(いのご)Listen 短(いのやま)Listen 短(いやま)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    short; brief; deficient, lacking

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    brief, short; deficient, lacking

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of long. When measurements are great is called 長 (long). When little is called 短 (short). Such as 短衣 (short clothes), 短刀 (short sword) and such. When time is extended is called 長. When brief is called 短. Such as 日短 (short days), 短期 (short term) and such. When there is surplus is called 長. When insufficient is called 短. Such as 短欠 (shortage), 短缺 (deficit) and such.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mijika.i(みじか-い) みじか-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    矢 (ya・yahen)

  • Related Keywords

    short brief lacking criticize fault flawed insufficient abbreviated compact concise condensed curt defect deficient pithy succinct quick

Sentences including 短

  • In a word , life is short.

  • How short life is !

  • Life is short and time is swift.

  • The concert was short , but it was really good.

  • I can't finish the job in so short a time.

  • She has short hair.

  • He gave a short talk.

  • We had a short vacation in february.

  • I like short hair.

  • Her hair is very short.

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