short / brief

(arrow) + (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

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

Jukugo

短所(たんしょ)

flaw ★★☆☆☆
(short / brief) + (area / attribute) = 短所 (flaw )

weak point, flaw

短期(たんき)

short period of time ★☆☆☆☆
(short / brief) + (period of time) = 短期 (short period of time)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
low SPECULUM
short / brief BEAN

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