Memory phrase for the Kanji: 短
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短 |
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Meaning
| short, brief
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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.
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Radicals
矢
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arrow | An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天. |
豆
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bean | The radical mame shows a one 一, below a vessel 口 on a stand. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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