“Short” or “Shorten” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “短”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “短” means “Inferior”, “Weak point” or “Not enough” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “短”
Jouyou Kanji “短” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 12 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | たん(tan) |
| Kun-Yomi | みじか(い)(mijika(i)) |
| Meanings | Short |
| Inferior, Poor | |
| Insufficient, Not enough, Short | |
| Shorten | |
| Defect, Fault, Weak point | |
| Blame, Speak ill, Abuse |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “短”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 短音(たんおん-ta n o n) | Short sound |
| 短音階(たんおんかい-ta n o n ka i) | Minor scale tone, Minor diatonic scale |
| 短歌(たんか-ta n ka) | Tanka, Japanese poem of thirty‐one syllables |
| 短気(たんき-ta n ki) | Quick temper, Hot‐headedness, Short temper, Hot temper, Impatience, Irritability |
| 短期(たんき-ta n ki) | Short term, Short period, Short duration |
| 短距離(たんきょり-ta n kyo ri) | Short distance, Short range |
| 短躯(たんく-ta n ku) | Short stature, Brachymorphy |
| 短靴(たんぐつ or たんか-ta n gu tsu (or) ta n ka) | Low shoes, Half shoes, Oxford shoes |
| 短径(たんけい-ta n ke i) | ① Minor axis, ② Short diameter, Breadth of a particle, Breadth |
| 短計(たんけい-ta n ke i) | Poor plan, Unwise measure, Poor policy, Sorry plan, Miserable shift, Wretched expedient |
| 短見(たんけん-ta n ke n) | Narrow view, Short sightedness |
| 短剣(たんけん-ta n ke n) | Short sword, Dagger, Stiletto |
| 短才(たんさい-ta n sa i) | Little talent, Want of talent |
| 短冊(たんざく-ta n za ku) | Long narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written, Tanzaku, Strip of paper |
| 短札(たんさつ-ta n sa tsu) | Short letter, (Humble expression for one’s own letter) |
| 短時日(たんじじつ-ta n ji ji tsu) | Short period of time, In a few days |
| 短日(たんじつ-ta n ji tsu) | Short day |
| 短日月(たんじつげつ-ta n ji tsu ge tsu) | Short period of time |
| 短銃(たんじゅう-ta n ju u) | Pistol |
| 短縮(たんしゅく-ta n shu ku) | Shortening, Contraction, Reduction, Curtailment, Abbreviation |
| 短所(たんしょ-ta n sho) | Defect, Demerit, Weak point, Disadvantage, Fault, Minus, Shortcoming |
| 短小(たんしょう-ta n sho u) | Short and small |
| 短小精悍(たんしょうせいかん-ta n sho u se i ka n) | Small in stature but highly capable |
| 短章(たんしょう-ta n sho u) | Short sentence |
| 短信(たんしん-ta n shi n) | Short letter, Brief letter, Brief note |
| 短身(たんしん-ta n shi n) | Short stature, Short body |
| 短針(たんしん-ta n shi n) | Short hand, Hour hand |
| 短水路(たんすいろ-ta n su i ro) | Short course (swimming) |
| 短世(たんせい-ta n se i) | Short life, Ephemeral |
| 短打(たんだ-ta n da) | (Baseball game) Short‐distance hit, Base hit, One-base hit, Single |
| 短大(たんだい-ta n da i) | Junior college |
| 短長(たんちょう-ta n cho u) | Short and long, demerit and merit |
| 短調(たんちょう-ta n cho u) | (Music) Minor key, Minor scale |
| 短艇 or 端艇(たんてい-ta n te i) | Boat |
| 短刀(たんとう-ta n to u) | Dagger, Short sword |
| 短波(たんぱ-ta n pa) | Short wave |
| 短評(たんぴょう-ta n pyo u) | Short comment, Short criticism |
| 短文(たんぶん-ta n bu n) | Short sentence |
| 短兵(たんぺい-ta n pe i) | Short weapon, Sword |
| 短兵急(たんぺいきゅう-ta n pe i kyu u) | Sudden, Abrupt, Hurried, Hasty, Headlong |
| 短編 or 短篇(たんぺん-ta n pe n) | Short story, Short film |
| 短命(たんめい-ta n me i) | Short life, Short lived, Ephemeral |
| 短夜(たんや or みじかよ-ta n ya (or) mi ji ka yo) | Short summer night |
| 短慮(たんりょ-ta n ryo) | ① Shallow thinking, Imprudence, Rashness, ② Quick temper, Short temper |
| 一長一短(いっちょういったん-i ccho u i tta n) | Merits and demerits, Advantages and disadvantages, Good points and shortcomings |
| 操短(そうたん-so u ta n) | Curtailed operations |
| 長短(ちょうたん-cho u ta n) | Merits and demerits, Strength and weakness |
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