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短

短 (short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point)

  • JLPT N4
  • 12 strokes
  • Grade 3
  • Radical 矢
  • #689 most frequent

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Readings

On'yomi 音読み
タン
Kun'yomi 訓読み
みじか.い

Example words & Vocabulary

Example sentences 3

人生じんせいなんて短みじかい。

How short life is!

これは短みじかすぎます。

This is too short.

あの犬いぬはしっぽが短みじかい。

That dog has a short tail.

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