長短 ちょうたん (relative) length N2 #4,402 Meanings noun (relative) length advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points; merits and demerits Its kanji 長 チョウ · なが.い、おさ long, leader, superior, senior 短 タン · みじか.い short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point