Level VI of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 726 / 2,608
Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.
More common than 額 (Amount), less common than 逆 (Reverse).
An arrow (矢) hits a pile of beans (豆) — the tiny beans are so short that even an arrow can barely reach them.
短 is rank 726 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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