短: short; lack

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

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