短

Short

Also: Defect, Weak Point, Brevity, Fault

On'yomi

  • たん tan

Kun'yomi

  • みじか(い) mijikai
Stroke count
12
Radical
矢 arrow · Kangxi radical 111
JLPT level
N4
School grade
Grade 3

短 has 12 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 矢 (arrow), number 111. Hashidari places it at JLPT N4. Japanese students learn it in grade 3 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N4 kanji list · Grade 3 kanji list · All kanji