Memory phrase for the Kanji: 短
短
Kanji-Trainer
Meaning
short, brief
Pronunciation
TAN mijika i
Explanation
Left: arrow 矢 (An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天 ), right: bean 豆
Mnemonic
show English
An arrow as short as a bean, is really short.
Radicals
矢
arrow An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天 .
豆
bean The radical mame is interpreted as showing a bean 一 that is in a pot 口 (with a stand).
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
Vocabulary
短い
みじかい
short
4553
短足
たんそく
short legs
7256
短刀
たんとう
short sword, Tanto (Japanese combat knife)
7257
短歌
たんか
tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem
4557
短大
たんだい
junior college
4554
短所
たんしょ
defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
4555
短期
たんき
short term
4556
短気
たんき
quick temper
4558
短波
たんぱ
short wave
4559
At this page you get the memory phrases for learning the Japanese Kanji. If you are learning the Chinese Hanzi, please follow this link .
List of the characters |
List of the radicals