12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

Kun'yomi
  • short ②brief
On'yomi
  • タン
    fault ②minor ③short

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

タン 57.9%
みじか 42.1%

Character Breakdown

short, brevity, fault
タン みじか.い (3rd, N2)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide

Common Words

short ②brief
fault ②minor ③short
short (e.g. story, film)
short temper
short-tempered ②impatient
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References

Unicode hex code 77ED
JIS X 0208 1-35-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3172
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3982
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1182
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1515
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1633
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 261
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23978
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 342
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 215
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 215
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 466
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 230
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 362
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 403
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 90
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1395
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1454
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d9.27
Four corner code 8141.8
De Roo Code 2373