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短時間

Reading

Kana: たんじかん
Romaji: tanjikan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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short time

Kanji

Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space

Example Sentences

(わたし)はそんな短時間(たんじかん)ではそれをやれない。
➥I cannot do it in such a brief time.
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短時間(たんじかん)多額(たがく)のお(かね)()ることは容易(ようい)ではなかった。
➥It was not easy to get a lot of money in a short time.
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(わたし)たちは会合(かいごう)短時間(たんじかん)()わると(おも)っていたが、実際(じっさい)にはほぼ3時間(じかん)(つづ)いた。
➥We thought the meeting was going to be short, but it actually went on for almost three hours.
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上手(じょうず)船乗(ふなの)りはほんの短時間(たんじかん)(ふね)になれる。
➥A good sailor only requires a short time to get his sea legs.
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あんなに短時間(たんじかん)で1マイル(はし)ったなんて、(きみ)はすぐれた運動(うんどう)選手(せんしゅ)(ちが)いない。
➥You must be a good athlete to have run a mile in such a short time.
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あまりにも短時間(たんじかん)に、あまりにもたくさんのことを()()むと、よい戦術(せんじゅつ)(うま)れない。
➥If there are too many irons in the fire in too short a time, good strategy cannot result.
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