JLPT N2 · Noun

短所 (tansho)

短所 (たんしょ, tansho) is a Japanese noun meaning “defect; demerit”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たんしょ
Romaji: tansho
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage · noun

Example sentences

すべての人は長所と短所を持っている。

Everybody has his merits and demerits.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 短所

短

short, brevity, faultタン・みじか.い · 12 strokes

所

place, extentショ・ところ・-ところ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 短所.

短いみじかいshort短期たんきshort-term短編たんぺんshort story長短ちょうたん(relative) length短たんfault短歌たんかtanka短気たんきshort temper短縮たんしゅくshortening短大たんだいjunior college短波たんぱshort wave所ところplace台所だいどころkitchen住所じゅうしょaddress (of a home, business, etc.)場所ばしょplace

Source: JMdict entry 1418760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.