N4
短 meaning and readings
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Kanji
短
N4
- Meaning
- short
- Onyomi
- タン
- Kunyomi
- みじか(い)
- Formula
- 短 = 矢 + 豆。
Story
短 is analyzed as a combination of 矢 (arrow), 豆 (beans) and denotes short.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N4.
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