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N4 Kanji 9: 短
Meaning of kanji 短:

In Japanese, 短 means “short”.
How to read kanji 短:
Kunyomi | みじか |
Onyomi | たん |
How to write kanji 短:

Origin of kanji 短:

You can see an arrow, an arrow is used as a standard thing.
If something is shorter than an arrow, then we can say this thing is short.
So 短 stands for “short”.

Development of kanji 短:

Vocabulary containing kanji 短:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
---|---|---|
短い | みじかい | short |
短期 | たんき | short term |
短縮 | たんしゅく | shortening |
短編 | たんぺん | short story |
短所 | たんしょ | cons |
最短 | さいたん | shortest |
短大 | たんだい | junior college |
短絡 | たんらく | short circuit |
短冊 | たんざく | strip |
短気 | たんき | impatient |
短剣 | たんけん | dagger |
短刀 | たんとう | dagger |
短命 | たんめい | short-lived |
手短 | てみじか | short |
Example Sentences of kanji 短:
誰にでも長所と短所がある。 Everyone has both strong and weak points. 要するに人生は短い。 In a word, life is short. 彼女は短気だ。 She has a hot temper. 彼女は短いスカートが好きだ。 She likes short skirts. 彼女は短編小説の作家です。 She is a short story writer. 彼らは労働時間の短縮を要求している。 They are demanding shorter working hours. 彼は手短に答えた。 He answered in brief. 短期間で英語を習得することはできない。 You can not master English in a short time. |
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