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Kanji dictionary: 短 (short)
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短
Short
This kanji has
12
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 3
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
On reading:
タン
tan
Kun reading:
みじか-い
mijika-i
Use examples
短所
たんしょ
a fault, a defect, a weak point
短くする
みじかくする
shorten, cut short, curtail
気が短い
きがみじかい
impatience, be impatient, short-tempered ☆=短気(たんき)
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