Question

短 みじか.い 短期(たんき): short term短大(たんだい): junior college短縮(たんしゅく): shortening; abbreviation; reduction長短(ちょうたん): (1) length (2) long and short; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits短編(たんぺん): short (e.g. story, film)短い(みじかい): short短所(たんしょ): defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage短気(たんき): quick temper; short temper短波(たんぱ): short wave 3 矢: dart; arrow豆: beans; pea; midget 矢 5 (none) short Sort of like ping pong, this kanji represents a game where you throw darts over a table at your opponent. The serve is rarely returned, so the games tend to be short.------------ This character apparently refers to duration, not just to height.

Accepted Answer

タン short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point 4 689 12 111 や・やへん 形声 Phonetic He is so short so he has to throw darts from the table.

Kanji	短
Onyomi	タン
Kunyomi	みじか.い
English	short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Examples	短期(たんき): short term 短大(たんだい): junior college 短縮(たんしゅく): shortening; abbreviation; reduction 長短(ちょうたん): (1) length (2) long and short; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits 短編(たんぺん): short (e.g. story, film) 短い(みじかい): short 短所(たんしょ): defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage 短気(たんき): quick temper; short temper 短波(たんぱ): short wave
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	689
Components	矢: dart; arrow 豆: beans; pea; midget
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	矢
Radical Number	111
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	や・やへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	short
Koohii Story 1	He is so short so he has to throw darts from the table.
Koohii Story 2	Sort of like ping pong, this kanji represents a game where you throw darts over a table at your opponent. The serve is rarely returned, so the games tend to be short.------------ This character apparently refers to duration, not just to height.

Short Weak Throw Darts 短 タン みじか.い Brevity

Short Weak Throw Darts 短タンみじか.い Brevity