Keyword
short
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1550
Readings
たん
(47%)
Composed of
arrow
bean
Mnemonic

I can hit a bean with an arrow only from a short distance.

Used in vocabulary (190 in total)
short; brief
short term; short time
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
short; brief
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
short-term
shortest distance (to)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
short distance; short range; short-haul
to be too short
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
shorts; short pants
short (e.g. story, film)
decisive battle of brief duration
short life; short lived
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
imprudence; quick temper
short; brief
short spear
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
not having long to live
pistol; revolver
short hand; hour hand
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
quick-tempered; impatient
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
short-distance race; sprint
collection of short stories; collected short stories
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
short (e.g. story, film)
short and small
short-legged
short wave
to be too short
(small) boat
pistol; revolver
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
short period of time
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
short stature
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
short; brief
(low) shoes
junior college student
short summer night
ultrahigh frequency; UHF; ultrashort waves
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
in brief; to put it succinctly
having a long torso and short legs; long-bodied and short-legged
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
women's junior college
short sound
ultrashort-wave; very high frequency
short period of time
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
short course (swimming)
brief comment or criticism
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
operating under reduced business hours
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
short, intensive course; crash course
short phrase
narrow view
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
short summer night
short-wave broadcasting
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
short-term rate of interest
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
brief note; brief letter; brief message
briefly; in short; in a nutshell; in summary; to put it briefly
small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)
if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness
dot (in Morse code)
to remedy one's defects
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
stubborn and short-tempered
chopping; base hit; one-base hit; single
shorthorn; short-horned cattle
short sleep
short cycle; short period
impulsive and imprudent; rash and unthinking
short-distance race; sprint; dash
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
short-term plan; short-run project
quick-tempered; easily offended
curtailed operations
short and insufficient
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
brachycephaly
simple; easy; uncomplicated
shortening a vowel
lowered car; car with lowered suspension
plane able to make short takeoffs and landings
short-term loan
Junior College of Nutrition
short circuit
short-term loan
short-tempered and impatient
compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points
art is long, life is short; ars longa, vita brevis
semi-minor axis (esp. in orbital matters)
high temperature short time sterilization method; HTST; flash pasteurization
short-stalked (of grains); dwarf
short-term loans payable; short-term debt; short-term borrowing
short communication; short note; concise communication
brevity; shortness
reduction in working hours; shorter working hours
short sleeper; person who doesn't need much sleep
harassment related to reducing work hours (but maintaining gross productivity)
short-range forecast (usu. weather); daily forecast
dealt hand consisting of one 5-point card and six 1-point cards
cheap, short in duration, and close to home (of a trip, vacation, etc.)
cheap, short in duration, and close to home (of a trip, vacation, etc.)
short-period comet; periodic comet
tankan orange (Citrus tankan); tankan mandarin
Examples (109 in total)
Human life is short.
Life is short.
He sent me a brief letter.