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[たん()·しょ()]
tansho
noun

English Meaning(s) for 短所

noun
  1. defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage

Definition and Synonyms for 短所

Weak Point an attribute that is inadequate or deficient
Synonyms: とが, デメリット, ウィークポイント, 付け目, , , 弱み, 弱点, 搦め手, 欠点, 泣き所, 瑕疵, 疵瑕, 痛いところ, , , 短い, 短所, 苦手, 足下, 足元, 難点, , 鬼門
Shortcoming a failing or deficiency
Synonyms: あら, ほぼ, ぼろ, にくい, ぼろい, デメリット, 不備, 不具合, , 欠点, 欠缺, 欠陥, 汚点, 瑕瑾, 瑕疵, 疵瑕, , , 短い, 短所, , , , 粗い, , 難い, 難点,
Failing a flaw or weak point
Synonyms: , 弱い, 弱さ, 弱み, 弱点, 欠点, 短所, 難点
Flaw an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
Synonyms: 不備, 欠陥, 汚点, 瑕疵, 短所
Flaw an imperfection in an object or machine
Synonyms: 不備, 不具合, , 手抜かり, 手落ち, 欠損, 欠点, 欠陥, 短所, 落ち度, 誤り, 誤る, 過失, 障害

Meanings for each kanji in 短所

» short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point
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Categories 短所 is a member of

Liability the quality of being something that holds you back
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Disadvantage the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
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Imperfectness the state or an instance of being imperfect
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Sample Sentences for 短所

I like him all the better for his faults.
Everybody has his merits and demerits.
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
There are both merits and demerits in anything.
The proposal has its good points as well as its bad ones.

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