短 (Kanji for short / brief)

Onyomi

TAN

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

みじか*い

short (in inches) or brief (in time)
★★★★★

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)

	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