Kanji: 短

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	矢 Radical name: や
Meaning:	Short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	短(みじか)い	short
N2	短期(たんき)	short term
N2	短所(たんしょ)	(1) defect, demerit, weak point, (2) disadvantage
N2	短編(たんぺん)	short (e.g. story, film)
N2	長短(ちょうたん)	length, long and short, +-
N1	短歌(たんか)	tanka, 31-syllable Japanese poem
N1	短気(たんき)	quick temper
N1	短縮(たんしゅく)	shortening, abbreviation, reduction
N1	短大(たんだい)	junior college
N1	短波(たんぱ)	short wave