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    3. 短

    短

    短たん

    fault

    NTCore ConceptsKanji Vocab12 strokes

    たん

    Noun

    1.
    fault, defect, weak point
    2.
    minor
    music
    3.
    5-point card
    abbreviationhanafuda

    Noun, Prefix

    4.
    short

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    短
    みじか.い…(1)
    short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point
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