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短 = 矢 + 豆

短 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “short”. It is built from 矢 (dart) and 豆 (beans). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1550.

Keyword
short
RTK frame
1550
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みじか.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
короткий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
短 short

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 矢 dart
  2. 豆 beans

How to find 短 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dart” + “beans”. 短 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 短 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.