(n) (something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
彼らの意見にはそれぞれ一長一短がある。
Each of their opinions has both good points and bad points.

かんたん(kantan) 【簡単 ·簡短】

(adj-na, n) simple; easy; brief; uncomplicated
テニスをすることは私には簡単だ。
Playing tennis is easy for me.

きがみじかい(kigamijikai) 【気が短い】

(exp, adj-i) quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
彼女は気が短いのが玉にきずだ。
A quick temper is the only defect in her character.

さいたん(saitan) 【最短】

Sentences containing 短

It's quite possible that there are times I am half awake, and thus the day feels shorter.

Our P.E. kit was just shorts but now it's spats from today.

「相変わらずあいかわらず短気たんきだな」麗華の拳こぶしをいなしながら言う。

"Short tempered as ever." He said while dodging Reika's fist.

「この髪型かみがたにしてするもらえますか？」「前髪まえがみを短く、横よこは長めながめにお願いしますおねがいします」

"Can you cut it like this, please?" "A little shorter in the front and a little longer on the sides, please."

この作家さっかが本領ほんりょうを発揮はっきしているするのは短編小説たんぺんしょうせつだ。

This writer is at his best in his short stories.

このコートは私わたしには短すぎる。

This coat is too short on me.

ここでは暑いあつい天気てんきの続くつづく期間きかんはごく短いみじかい。

The period of hot weather is very short here.

あんなに短時間たんじかんで１マイル走ったなんて、君きみはすぐれた運動選手うんどうせんしゅに違いないにちがいない。

You must be a good athlete to have run a mile in such a short time.

If there are too many irons in the fire in too short a time, good strategy cannot result.

あの犬いぬはしっぽが短いみじかい。

That dog has a short tail.