Onyomi: タン · Kunyomi: みじか.い · Meanings: brevity, defect, fault, short, weak point
Kanji for brevity, defect, fault, short, weak point
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 短 | みじか | short, brief | Prefix, Suffix |
| 短 | たん | fault, defect, weak point | Noun |
| 短い | みじかい | short | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 短期 | たんき | short-term | common JLPT-N2 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 短所 | たんしょ | defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく | shortening, contraction, reduction, curtailment, abbreviation | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 短気 | たんき | short temper, quick temper, hot temper, impatience, irritability | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 短時間 | たんじかん | short time | common Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 短命 | たんめい | short life, short lived | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 短め | みじかめ | shortish, rather short, somewhat short | common Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |