Entry
  1. Noun

    (something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    彼らの意見にはそれぞれ一長一短がある。
    Each of their opinions has both good points and bad points.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

one, one radical (no.1)

Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
On
イチイツ
Strokes
1
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
2 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

かずいっいるかつかづてんはじめひとつまこと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-1-4SKIP code
0a1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0Four corner code
3072deroo
4e00Unicode hex code
1-16-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1New Nelson (John Haig)
3341New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1Morohashi
1A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1sakade
1Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1henshall3
1Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1crowley
1Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
ilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

long, leader, superior, senior

Kun
なが.いおさ
On
チョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
12 of 2500
Radical
long
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

おしゃたかしたけひさ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-3, 4-8-1SKIP code
0a8.2The Kanji Dictionary
7173.2Four corner code
3465deroo
9577Unicode hex code
1-36-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4938Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6379New Nelson (John Haig)
2556New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3163Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1626Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1920Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2070Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
25A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
939Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
155Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41100Morohashi
173A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
95Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
95Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
116sakade
95Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
189henshall3
161Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
90crowley
89Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
1837Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1939Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chang2, zhang3Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

Kun
みじか.い
On
タン
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
689 of 2500
Radical
arrow
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-5-7SKIP code
3d9.27The Kanji Dictionary
8141.8Four corner code
2373deroo
77edUnicode hex code
1-35-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3172Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3982New Nelson (John Haig)
1182New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1515Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
801Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1093Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1442Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1550Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
789A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1633Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
261Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23978Morohashi
342A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
215Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
215Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
466sakade
230Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
362henshall3
403Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
90Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1395Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1454Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
duan3Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level