Memory phrase for the character: 短

短

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Meaning

short, brief

Pronunciation

 TAN
mijikai

Explanation

 Left: arrow 矢 (An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天), right: bean 豆

Mnemonic
 
An arrow as short as a bean, is really short.

Radicals

矢 arrowAn arrow ノ flies in the sky 天.
豆 beanThe radical mame is interpreted as showing a bean 一 that is in a pot 口 (with a stand).
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 Vocabulary

短い みじかい  short
短足 たんそく  short legs
短刀 たんとう  short sword, Tanto (Japanese combat knife)
短歌 たんか  tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem
短大 たんだい  junior college
短所 たんしょ  defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage
短期 たんき  short term
短気 たんき  quick temper
短波 たんぱ  short wave

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