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N3 Noun

長短(ちょうたん)length, long and short, advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits

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    1. Noun

      1.

      (relative) length

    2. Noun

      2.

      advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits

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    長短 【ちょうたん】

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      (すべ)ての(ひと)長短(ちょうたん)(あわ)()っています。

      Everyone has both strengths and weaknesses.

      • N3

      メジャーを使(つか)ってソファーの(よこ)(はば)長短(ちょうたん)(はか)る。

      To measure the length and width of the sofa using a measuring tape.

      • N3

      ベッドの枠組(わくぐ)みを()(まえ)にその長短(ちょうたん)部屋(へや)(はい)るか確認(かくにん)しよう。

      Before buying a bed frame, make sure to check if its length fit in the room.

      • N3

      そのくらいの長短(ちょうたん)だったら洗面(せんめん)(じょ)にその洗濯(せんたく)()()けるに(ちが)いありません。

      If it has those dimensions, you can certainly place the washing machine in the bathroom.

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      喧嘩(けんか)(ちゅう)(わたし)(おっと)(わたし)(たい)して、(わたし)には長短(ちょうたん)ではなく短所(たんしょ)しか()いと()()った。

      During an argument, my husband insisted that I only have weaknesses and no strengths.

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