短

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

タン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

みじか.い

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:12

JLPT:N2

Frequency:689

Vocabulary

タン

Word	Reading	Meaning
簡短	カンタン	simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
最短	サイタン	shortest
短歌	タンカ	tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
短期	タンキ	short-term
短期大学	タンキダイガク	junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
短い	みじかい	short; brief
短い	みじけー	short; brief
短歌	みじかうた	tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
短編	たんぺん	short story; short film; short poem
一長一短	いっちょういったん	(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

strange, strangeness, curiosity

consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint

ascend, climb up

frugal, economy, thrifty

extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount

beans, pea, midget

harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan