# 短 short / brief

矢 (arrow) + 豆 (bean)
★★★★★
12 strokes

## Onyomi

TAN |

## Mnemonic

| That TAN arrow is so short, it barely comes level with the top of that bean!! Which is also TAN!!

## Kunyomi

みじ*い | short (in inches) or brief (in time) ★★★★★

## Jukugo

短所(たんしょ) | flaw ★★☆☆☆ 短 (short / brief) + 所 (area / attribute) = 短所 (flaw ) weak point, flaw
短期(たんき) | short period of time ★☆☆☆☆ 短 (short / brief) + 期 (period of time) = 短期 (short period of time)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
低 | low | SPECULUM | 氏
短 | short / brief | BEAN | 豆

The person reached down low to pick up the SPECULUM,

but the ARROW was so short it couldn't penetrate more than halfway into a BEAN

## Synonyms

short temper 短気 気が短い