Kanji1 / 12
短 kanji
short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
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Kun readings
みじかい
Words with 短
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —長所は短所if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness
- —軌道短半径semi-minor axis (esp. in orbital matters)
- —短距離競走short-distance race; sprint; dash
- —短期借入金short-term loans payable; short-term debt; short-term borrowing
- —短鎖脂肪酸short-chain fatty acid
- —短小ペニスsmall penis
- —短周期彗星short-period comet; periodic comet
- —自然短音階natural minor scale
- —短期滞在者temporary visitor (to a country or region); person on a short-term stay
- —短期大学部junior college (attached to a university)
- —短縮ＵＲＬURL shortening; shortened URL
- —萩女子短大Hagi Women's Junior College
- —短期集中講座short, intensive course; crash course
- —政府短期証券financing bill; FB
- —女子短期大学women's junior college
- —自然的短音階natural minor scale
- —旋律的短音階melodic minor scale
- —和声的短音階harmonic minor scale
- —短縮ダイヤルspeed dialing
- —短縮参照集合short reference set