短 duǎn
measure word
: short (opposite of long); brief
: lack
: weak point; fault
Kun Reading
短 | みじか mijika
prefix | suffix
: short; brief
短い | みじかい mijikai
adjective
: short
短め | みじかめ mijikame
noun
: rather short; somewhat short
短すぎる | みじかすぎる mijikasugiru
ichidan verb
: to be too short
On Reading
短 | たん tan
noun
: fault; defect; weak point
: minor (music)
短短 duan3duan3: short
短期 duan3qi1: short-term [たんき tanki: short-term]
短歌 duan3ge1: ballad
[たんか tanka: tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem]
短暫[暂] duan3zan4: of short duration; brief; momentary
短信 duan3xin4: text message; SMS
[たんしん tanshin: brief note or letter; brief message]
收發短信 [收发短信] shou1 fa1 duan3 xin4
: to text; to receive and send SMS messages
OR
短訊[讯] duan3 xun4: SMS; text message
短波 duan3bo1: short-wave (radio)
[たんぱ tanpa: short wave]
短缺 duan3que1: shortage
短促 duan3cu4: short in time; fleeting; brief; gasping (breath); curt (tone of voice)
短距離 [短距离] duan3 ju4 li2: a stone’s throw away
[短距離 | たんきょり tankyori: short distance; short range; short-haul]
最短距離 | さいたんきょり saitan kyori: shortest distance (to)
縮[缩]短 suo1duan3: to curtail; to cut down
簡[简]短 jian3duan3: brief; short-duration
[簡短 | かんたん kantan: simple; easy; brief; uncomplicated]
長[长]短 chang3duan3: length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short
[長短 | ちょうたん choutan: length
: long and short; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits]
弄短 nong4duan3: to shorten; shortening
Japanese common word | expression
music:
ハ短調 | ハたんちょう hatanchou: C minor
ロ短調 | ロたんちょう rotanchou: B minor
変ロ短調 | へんロたんちょう henrotanchou: B flat minor
ト短調 | トたんちょう totanchou: G minor
ヘ短調 | ヘたんちょう hetanchou: F minor
ニ短調 | ニたんちょう nitanchou: D minor
ホ短調 | ホたんちょう hotanchou: E minor
イ短調 | イたんちょう itanchou: A minor
短を補う | たんをおぎなう tan o oginau
: to remedy one’s defects
短気は損気 | たんきはそんき tanki wa sonki
: Haste makes waste
長所は短所 | ちょうしょはたんしょ chousho wa tansho
: One’s strength is his weakness
帯に短し襷に長し | おびにみじかしたすきにながし obi ni mijikashi tasuki ni nagashi
: neither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
芸術は長く人生は短し | げいじゅつはながくじんせいはみじかし geijutsu wa nagaku jinsei wa mijikashi
: Art is long, life is short
Chinese expression | idiom | proverb
三長兩短 [三长两短] san1 chang2 liang3 duan3
: unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
人窮志短 [人穷志短] ren2 qiong2 zhi4 duan3
: poor and with low expectations; poverty stunts ambition
說長道短 [说长道短] shuo1 chang2 dao4 duan3
: lit. to discuss sb’s merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
長痛不如短痛 [长痛不如短痛] chang2 tong4 bu4 ru2 duan3 tong4
: better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
人生短暫,學術無涯 [人生短暂,学术无涯]
ren2 sheng1 duan3 zan4 , xue2 shu4 wu2 ya2
: Life is short, learning is limitless. Ars longa, vita brevis
尺有所短,寸有所長 [尺有所短,寸有所长]
chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2
: lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice; fig. everyone has their strong and weak points; everything has its advantages and disadvantages
張家長,李家短 [张家长,李家短] zhang1 jia1 chang2 , li3 jia1 duan3
: lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis; to gossip about the neighbors
吃人家的嘴軟,拿人家的手短 [吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短]
chi1 ren2 jia1 de zui3 ruan3 , na2 ren2 jia1 de shou3 duan3
: lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn’t reach; fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
短 duan3: short; brief; deficient, lacking =
矢 shi3: arrow, dart; vow, swear
豆 dou4: beans, peas; bean-shaped
Examples:
她剪短了頭髮。
ta1 jian3duan3 le tou2fa
She cut her hair short.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary