Today’s second #kanji is #短, which is made of 矢 (an arrow) and 豆 (a bean). 豆 also has the meaning of “small”, so 短’s original meaning was “a short arrow.”
Meaning: short, lacking
短所（タンショ）: a weak point, a weakness, a demerit
短気（タンキ）: a short temper, irritability
短期（タンキ）: a short term
短歌（タンカ）: a short Japanese poem of 31 syllables, arranged in lines of five, seven, five, seven and seven syllables
短命（タンメイ）（な）: short-lived
短大（タンダイ）: a junior collage (shortened form of 短期大学)
長短（チョウタン）: (relative) length; merits and demerits
短い（みじかい）: short, brief, abbreviated (Note that 短い cannot be used to describe a person being “short” (opposite of “tall”). For that, you need to say 背（せ）が低（ひく）い. Please watch this video.)
気短（きみじか）（な）: short-tempered, impatient
手短（てみじか）（な）: short, brief
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