短 — short, brevity, fault

みじかい短 short

U+77ED Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 2 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 2 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes Freq #689 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1550 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

short
brevity
fault
defect
weak point

word

みじか mijika Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

短(みじか) い mijikai short

たん tan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

短(たん) 期(き) tanki short term 短(たん) 縮(しゅく) tanshuku shortening 短(たん) 編(ぺん) tanpen short story 短(たん) 期(き) 間(かん) tankikan short period

Stroke order

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