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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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