Keyword
short
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1550
Readings
たん
(48%)
Composed of
arrow
bean
Mnemonic

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

Used in vocabulary (340 in total)
short; brief
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
short term; short time
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
short; brief
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
short-term
short distance; short range; short-haul
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
shortest distance (to)
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to be too short
short story; short film; short poem
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
shorts; short pants
decisive battle of brief duration
short life; short lived
short; brief
short spear
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
not having long to live
collection of short stories; collected short stories
short hand; hour hand
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
quick-tempered; impatient
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
short-distance race; sprint
short-range ballistic missile; SRBM
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
short story; short film; short poem
operating under reduced business hours
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
short and small
short-legged
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
short-term rate of interest
short swimming pool lane (less than 50m; usu. 25m)
short wave
Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan (Bank of Japan's quarterly economic survey); Tankan survey
to be too short
(small) boat
junior college student
pistol; handgun
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
short period of time
(living) to the fullest; briefly but colorfully; in the here and now
short stature; short figure
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
short stature; short figure
short sides of a rectangle
short; brief
(low) shoes
short stature
temporary visitor (to a country or region); person on a short-term stay
short summer night
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
ultrahigh frequency; UHF; ultrashort waves
women's junior college
in brief; to put it succinctly
having a long torso and short legs; long-bodied and short-legged
short sound
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
ultrashort-wave; very high frequency
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
short deadline for payment or delivery; short delivery time; quick delivery
short-answer (examination, etc.)
short period of time
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
short-wave broadcasting
brief comment or criticism
junior college (attached to a university)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
narrow view
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
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
short phrase
short metal body armor (early Kofun to early Heian periods)
if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness
brachycephaly; flat head syndrome
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
briefly; in short; in a nutshell; in summary; to put it briefly
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
form of renku consisting of 24 verses
brief note; brief letter; brief message
dot (in Morse code)
short cycle; short period
small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)
short communication; short note; concise communication
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
impulsive and imprudent; rash and unthinking
shorthorn; short-horned cattle
stubborn and short-tempered
short sleep
small-amount short-term insurance
harassment related to reducing work hours (but maintaining gross productivity)
chopping; base hit; one-base hit; single
short-distance race; sprint; dash
reduction in working hours; shorter working hours
short-term loans payable; short-term debt; short-term borrowing
silent clap (done during a funeral or during certain rites at the Ise Grand Shrine)
short-term plan; short-run project
short press (of a button)
short and insufficient
short-term loan
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
curtailed operations
short sleeper; person who does not need much sleep
quick-tempered; easily offended
Ueno Gakuen Junior College; Ueno Gakuen University Junior College Department
short summer night
simple; easy; uncomplicated
shortening a vowel
tankan orange (Citrus tankan); tankan mandarin
lowered car; car with lowered suspension
short takeoff and landing aircraft; STOL aircraft
Junior College of Nutrition
short circuit
short-term loan
compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points
Lorentz contraction; length contraction
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
brevity; shortness
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
Zion Junior College (1950-2000; now Ibaraki Christian University Junior College)
Institute of Business Administration and Management
Hagi Women's Junior College
Junior College of Art and Design of Musashino Art University
Felicia College of Childhood Education
Examples (109 in total)
Human life is short.
Life is short.
He sent me a brief letter.