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How to say 'Short term' in Japanese | 短期

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The Japanese word for Short term is 'Tanki', written as 短期 in Japanese.'Short term' in hiragana is たんき.

    word

    短期

    Meaning

    Short term

    Reading

    たんき

    tanki

    Kanji

    短Short 期Time, Period

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '短期 (たんき)' refers to a 'short-term' period or duration. It is commonly used in contexts such as finance, education, and employment to describe something that lasts for a brief period. For example: short-term loan「短期ローン」(たんきローン). He is on a short-term contract「彼は短期契約です」(かれはたんきけいやくです). The word emphasizes brevity and is often contrasted with '長期 (ちょうき)' which means 'long-term'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5261

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 短期

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    短

    Meaning

    Short

  • kanji

    期

    Meaning

    Time, Period

Words Related to 短期 Through the Kanji 短

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 短 as well.

  • word

    短い

    Meaning

    Short

  • word

    短

    Meaning

    Short

  • word

    短大

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    短所

    Meaning

    Weakness

  • word

    短期大学

    Meaning

    Junior college

  • word

    短縮

    Meaning

    Shortening

Words Related to 短期 Through the Kanji 期

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 期 as well.

  • word

    期

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    時期

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    期間

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    期待

    Meaning

    Expectation

  • word

    定期券

    Meaning

    Commuter pass

  • word

    初期

    Meaning

    Early, Initial

  • word

    長期

    Meaning

    Long term

  • word

    前期

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    期日

    Meaning

    Deadline

  • word

    新学期

    Meaning

    New term

  • word

    定期

    Meaning

    Regular, Commuter pass

  • word

    期限

    Meaning

    Deadline

  • word

    延期

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    早期

    Meaning

    Early

  • word

    後期

    Meaning

    Second, Later

  • word

    末期

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    中期

    Meaning

    Midterm, Mid phase

  • word

    短期大学

    Meaning

    Junior college

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What does 'Tanki' (短期) mean?

'Tanki' means 'Short term' .

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