Kanji
短
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JLPT N2Jōyō · grade 3freq #68912 strokes
Meanings
short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
ES: pequeño, breve, defecto, corto
- On
- タン
- Kun
- みじか.い
Common words
- 短いみじかいshort
- 短期たんきshort-term
- 短所たんしょdefect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
- 長短ちょうたん(relative) length
- 短編たんぺんshort story, short film, short poem
- 短歌たんかtanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
- 短気たんきshort temper, quick temper, hot temper, impatience, irritability
- 短縮たんしゅくshortening, contraction, reduction, curtailment, abbreviation
Example sentences
あの犬はしっぽが短い。
That dog has a short tail.
Ese perro tiene el rabo corto.
Tatoeba #231055(opens in a new tab)どんな語学も短期では無理だ。
Whatever language you study, it takes time.
Cualquier idioma que estudies, toma tiempo.
Tatoeba #199451(opens in a new tab)彼らは労働時間の短縮を要求している。
They are demanding shorter working hours.
Ellos reclaman una reducción de su horario laboral.
Tatoeba #96017(opens in a new tab)なんにでも、長所と短所の両方がある。
There are pros and cons to anything.
Todo tiene su parte buena y su parte mala.
Tatoeba #198802(opens in a new tab)