► 形容詞
短い [(3)みじかい] meaning: short rank: 1
☆ 彼は気が短い ⇨ He is short-tempered
☆ 彼は髪を短く切っている ⇨ He had his hair cut short
☆ 楽しい時間は短く感じる ⇨ Fun times feel short
More examples:
- 彼は気が短い ⇨ He is short-tempered
- 人生は長いようで短い ⇨ Life seems long but actually is short
- 電線が短いので継ぎ足さなくてはいけなかった ⇨ The wire was too short and I had to splice and add more
- 彼は短い一生を一気に駆け抜けた ⇨ He ran through his short life in one breath. He lived his short life at full speed
- 彼は気が短いのが短所だ ⇨ His shortcoming is being short-tempered