短

短

短	Meanings: short On Readings: タン tan Kun Readings: みじか（い） mijika(i) Most Used Pronunciation: mijikai JLPT Level: 3 (see all JLPT 3 kanji) Grade: 3 Kanji Part: 矢 Stroke Number: 12

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Common jukugo
短歌 - たん　か tan ka - Tanka poem - a 31 syllable Japanese poem

Useful Examples
Japanese: 手短に言うと、君が悪いんだよ。
Romaji: temijika ni iu to, kimi ga warui n da yo.
English: To put it briefly it's your fault.

Japanese: 決心する前に長所短所についてよく考えなさい。
Romaji: kesshin suru mae ni chousho tansho ni tsuite yoku kangaenasai.
English: Reflect on advantages and disadvantages before you make up your mind.

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Notes/Mnemonic
Someone threw a dart (矢) in a bean (豆) and made it SHORTER

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Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.