Today’s Kanji is “短” (mijika-i); Kanji for “short”.
Handwritten Kanji “短” (mijika-i)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “短”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 短 | タン みじか-い |
tan mijika-i |
12 | 矢 | short |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “短”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 丈が短い | たけがみじかい | Take ga mijikai | Short length |
| 短い前髪 | みじかいまえがみ | Mijikai maegami | Short bangs |
| 短距離走 | たんきょりそう | Tankyorisō | Sprint |
