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[みじか()·]
mijikai
i adjective

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[みじ()··]
mijikai

English Meaning(s) for 短い

i adjective
  1. short
  2. brief

Definition and Synonyms for 短い

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,
Curt brief and to the point
Synonyms: 短い, 簡勁, 簡潔
Short having little length or lacking in length
Synonyms: 短い, 短小
Short primarily temporal sense
Synonyms: 短い
Briefness the attribute of being brief or fleeting
Synonyms: 単簡, 短い, 短さ, 簡約
Briefness the temporal property of being very short
Synonyms: 短い, 短さ
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
Brief of short duration or distance
Synonyms: 短い
Short of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
Synonyms: 短い
Unretentive (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
Synonyms: 短い
Little low in stature
Synonyms: ちび, ちっこい, ちっちゃい, ちんちくりん, 低い, 小さ, 小さい, 短い
Truncation the property of being truncated or short
Synonyms: 短い, 短さ
Shortness the property of being of short spatial extent
Synonyms: , , 短い, 短さ, 短め
Shortness the property of being of short temporal extent
Synonyms: 短い, 短さ
Short indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
Synonyms: 短い
Little not tall
Synonyms: ちび, ちっこい, ちっちゃい, ちんちくりん, 低い, 小さ, 小さい, 短い
Curt effectively cut short
Synonyms: 短い, 簡勁, 簡潔

Meanings for each kanji in 短い

» short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point

Categories 短い is a member of

Length the linear extent in space from one end to the other
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Lowness the quality of being low
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Shortness the property of being of short temporal extent
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Length continuance in time
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Disadvantage the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
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Liability the quality of being something that holds you back
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 短い

Conjugations for 短い

Adjective stem
[みじか()]
mijika
te-form
[みじか()··]
mijikakute
Negative te-form
[みじか()····]
mijikakunakute
Adverbial Form
[みじか()·]
mijikaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[みじか()·]
mijikai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[みじか()···]
mijikakunai
Past Indicative Form
[みじか()···]
mijikakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[みじか()·····]
mijikakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[みじか()···]
mijikakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[みじか()·····]
mijikakunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[みじか()····]
mijikakunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[みじか()····]
mijikakattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[みじか()······]
mijikakunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[みじか()·]
mijikasa

Sample Sentences for 短い

The days grow shorter as winter approaches.
He used water colors in short vertical brush-strokes.
Make this sentence a little shorter.
A quick temper is the only defect in her character.
His speech was short and to the point.

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