| Readings | On-reading | たん |
| Kun-reading | みじかい | |
| Meaning | short | |
| Radical | 矢 | |
| Stroke count | １２ | |
| JLPT Level | N4 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「短」
| Word | Meaning |
| 短い（みじかい） | short |
| 短所（たんしょ） | weak point |
| 短期（たんき） | short term |
