短たん期き間かん

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Meanings

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Refers to a brief duration of time, often used in contexts like contracts, training, or temporary situations.

It's difficult to master Japanese in a short period.

この契けい約やくは短たん期き間かんのものです。

This contract is for a short term.

短たん期き間かんで〈動どう詞し〉to do something in a short period of time
彼かれは短たん期き間かんで日本にほん語ごを話はなせるようになった。
He became able to speak Japanese in a short period of time.
短たん期き間かんの〈事こと〉a short-term ~ (contract, stay, etc.)
この会かい社しゃでは短たん期き間かんの契けい約やくで働はたらく人ひとが多おおい。
Many people at this company work on short-term contracts.

短たん期きN3
短期 is a shorter, more compound-friendly form (used in words like 短期大学), while 短期間 more explicitly emphasizes the duration of time itself.

長ちょう期き間かん
長期間 means a long period of time, the direct opposite of 短期間's short period.

短たん気きN2
短気 (short-tempered) is pronounced the same as 短期 but means impatience or a quick temper, unrelated to 短期間's meaning of a brief time span.
短たん時じ間かん
短時間 refers to a brief span of minutes or hours, while 短期間 usually refers to a brief span of days, weeks, or months.

Compound of 短 (short) + 期間 (period, term).