短 — short

Grade 3 kanji · 12 strokes · on'yomi tan · kun'yomi mijika·i.

Arrow (矢) + bean (豆) — a short arrow that doesn't fly far.

Example words

• 短い — mijikai — short
• 短所 — tansho — weak point

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