Memory phrase for the Kanji: 短


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Meaning

short, brief

Pronunciation

TAN
mijikai

Explanation

Left: arrow (An arrow flies in the sky ), right: bean

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

arrowAn arrow flies in the sky .
beanThe radical mame shows a one , below a vessel on 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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