Kanji

短

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JLPT N2Jōyō · grade 3freq #68912 strokes

Meanings

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

ES: pequeño, breve, defecto, corto

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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

  • あの犬いぬはしっぽが短みじかい。

    That dog has a short tail.

    Ese perro tiene el rabo corto.

    Tatoeba #231055(opens in a new tab)
  • どんな語学ごがくも短期たんきでは無理むりだ。

    Whatever language you study, it takes time.

    Cualquier idioma que estudies, toma tiempo.

    Tatoeba #199451(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼かれらは労働時間ろうどうじかんの短縮たんしゅくを要求ようきゅうしている。

    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、長所ちょうしょと短所たんしょの両方りょうほうがある。

    There are pros and cons to anything.

    Todo tiene su parte buena y su parte mala.

    Tatoeba #198802(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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