What does the kanji 短 mean?

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

How is the kanji 短 read?

タン (Tan); みじか.い (Mijikai)

短

Mijikaiみじかい

short

Tanたん

Examples

短大たんだいjunior college

長短ちょうたん(relative) length

短 (Mijikai) is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning “short, brevity, fault”. It is taught in grade 3 and written in 12 strokes.