短 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「矢」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「矢」
- On
- タン
- Kun
- みじか(い)
- Meaning
- short
Origin
矢 (arrow) + 豆 (sound). 豆 gives the sound. It means 'short', measured like a short arrow.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| タン | 短歌・短所・長短 |
|---|---|
| みじかい | 短い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 短いみじかい
short
- 短気たんき
short temper
Example
この えんぴつは みじかい です。
This pencil is short.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)