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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

短たん期き

tanki

short term

Example sentences

  1. 喫煙きつえんによる短期たんき的てきな影響えいきょうの方ほうが分わかり易やすいと思おもう人ひともいる。

    Some people find it easier to grasp the short-term effects of smoking.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. どんな語学ごがくも短期たんきでは無理むりだ。

    Whatever language you study, it takes time.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 短期たんき契約社員達けいやくしゃいんたちは予告よこくなしに解雇かいこされた。

    The short term contract employees were dismissed without notice.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 短期

  • 短short; brevityOnタンKunみじかい
  • 期period; timeOnキ・ゴ

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