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最短

Reading

Kana: さいたん
Romaji: saitan
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Definition

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shortest

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

Example Sentences

これはパリへの最短(さいたん)コースです。
➥It's the shortest route to Paris.
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使節団(しせつだん)空路(くうろ)利用(りよう)して国境(こっきょう)までの最短(さいたん)距離(きょり)(おこな)った。
➥The mission took the direct route by air to the boundary.
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偉大(いだい)天才(てんさい)最短(さいたん)伝記(でんき)(ゆう)する。
➥Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.
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