This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: タン、みじか.い
Romaji: tan, mijika.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  111
Frequency:  689
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-5-7
Korean Reading:  dan
Chinese Reading:  duan3
Unicode:  77ed
JIS:  433B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1182
Nelson Index: 3172
New Nelson Index: 3982
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3d9.27
Four Corner Index: 8141.8
Guide to Remembering Index: 342
Gakken Index: 789
Japanese Names Index: 1633
Daikanwanjiten Index: 23978
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0290
Remembering the kanji Index: 1442
Kanji Flashcards Index: 230
Kodansha Compact Index: 1395
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 362
Kanji in Context Index: 90
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 801
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1093
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1454
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1550
Essential Kanji Index: 261
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1515
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2373
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 466
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 403

Words

(みじか)
short; brief
短期大学 (たんきだいがく)
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
短編 (たんぺん)
short (e.g. story, film)
短調 (たんちょう)
minor key
短期 (たんき)
short term
(たん)
fault; defect; weak point; minor
短い (みじかい)
short
短縮 (たんしゅく)
shortening; abbreviation; reduction
短期間 (たんきかん)
short term; short time
最短 (さいたん)
shortest
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