

| Readings | On-reading | たん |
| Kun-reading | みじかい | |
| Meaning | short | |
| Radical |
矢
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| 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 |

