Illustration: In a Japanese apartment bathroom, a woman relaxes on a stool while wearing a sheet face mask for a brief treatment. Beside her sits a small sand timer with only a little sand left above, making the bounded waiting interval tangible. The opened mask packet and a damp towel lie nearby.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

短たん期き間かん

tankikan

short period of time

Example sentences

  1. 短期間たんきかんで、色々いろいろあったのよ。

    A lot happened in a short time.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 短期間たんきかんで英語えいごを習得しゅうとくすることはできない。

    You can not master English in a short time.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 外国語がいこくごは短期間たんきかんには習得しゅうとくできない。少すこしずつ勉強べんきょうしなければならない。

    You can’t master a foreign language in a short time; you have to study it step by step.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 短期間

  • 短short; brevityOnタンKunみじかい
  • 期period; timeOnキ・ゴ
  • 間space; intervalOnカン・ケンKunあいだ・ま・あい

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