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短【たん】

Frequency rank: 14,402. – 14,456. (for form たん: 8,097. – 8,108.)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

fault; defect; weak pointsee also 長【ちょう】
minormusicsee also 長【ちょう】
5-point cardhanafudaabbreviationsee also 青短 and 赤短

Forms

短【たん】Frequency rank: 14,402. – 14,456.
たんFrequency rank: 8,097. – 8,108.

Example sentences

2 results

1. おび帯にたん短し、たすき襷にながし長し。

Too much spoils, too little is nothing.

2. や、はやふき吹きはつ初むるともあき朝明のかぜ風。ことば言葉たん短にものがたら物語らん。

But, soft! Methinks I scent the morning air; brief let me be.

短【たん】

Frequency rank: 14,402. – 14,456. (for form たん: 8,097. – 8,108.)

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

fault; defect; weak pointsee also 長【ちょう】
minormusicsee also 長【ちょう】
5-point cardhanafudaabbreviationsee also 青短 and 赤短

Forms

短【たん】Frequency rank: 14,402. – 14,456.
たんFrequency rank: 8,097. – 8,108.

Example sentences

2 results

1. おび帯にたん短し、たすき襷にながし長し。

Too much spoils, too little is nothing.

2. や、はやふき吹きはつ初むるともあき朝明のかぜ風。ことば言葉たん短にものがたら物語らん。

But, soft! Methinks I scent the morning air; brief let me be.

短

N23

意short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point

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