► 動詞
縮まる [ちぢまる] meaning: short rank: 1
☆ 先頭と二位の差は急に縮まった ⇨ The distance between the leader and the second has shrunk suddenly
縮む [ちぢむ] meaning: short rank: 1
☆ 子供の心配で寿命が縮んだ ⇨ My life shortened, I lost years off my life, worrying about my child
縮める [ちぢめる] meaning: short rank: 1
☆ タバコを吸うのはわざと命を縮めるようなものだ ⇨ Smoking is like shortening your life on purpose
☆ 彼は世界記録を一秒縮めた ⇨ He cut the world record by one second
省略 [しょうりゃく] [省略する] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 東京大学は普通省略して「東大」と呼ばれる ⇨ Tokyo Daigaku is usually abbreviated and called To-Dai
略する [りゃくする] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 「日本国有鉄道」は通常「国鉄」と略して呼ばれた ⇨ 日本国有鉄道 was usually abbreviated and called 国鉄
収縮 [しゅうしゅく] [収縮する] [tech] meaning: short rank: 3
☆ 痙攣は筋肉が不随意に収縮するで起こる ⇨ Spasms are caused by muscles involuntarily contracting
短縮 [たんしゅく] [短縮する] meaning: short rank: 3
☆ 彼女はマラソンの世界記録を30秒短縮した ⇨ She shortened the marathon world record by 30 seconds
☆ 彼等は営業時間を短縮することにした ⇨ They decided to shorten their business hours
詰める [(2)つめる] meaning: short rank: 3
☆ 彼は事故で指先を詰めた ⇨ His finger got cut off in the tip in the accident
☆ 彼女はパンツの裾を詰めた ⇨ She hemmed her pants shorter
略述 [りゃくじゅつ] [略述する] meaning: short rank: 5
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► 成句
満たない [みたない] [liter] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 彼の得点は合格点に満たなかった ⇨ His score didn’t reach the passing mark
☆ 応募者は定員に満たなかった ⇨ The number of the applicants were less than the openings
► 名詞
最短 [さいたん] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 最短距離 ⇨ The shortest distance (☛ The shortest)
☆ 工事は最短の時間で完了した ⇨ The construction was completed in the shortest amount of time (☛ The shortest)
省略 [しょうりゃく] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 省略記号 ⇨ Abbreviation symbols
短期間 [(3)たんきかん] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 会社を短期間で再建することは難しい ⇨ It is difficult to rebuild the company in a short period of time (☛ Short-term)
一息 [(2)ひといき] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 殆ど完成だから一息にやってしまおう ⇨ It is almost complete, so let’s get it over with in one short burst
☆ 終わりまでもう一息だ ⇨ It is just one breath, a short distance, until the end. We are almost at the finish line
略 [りゃく] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 「原発」は「原子力発電所」の略だ ⇨ “原発” is an abbreviation of “原子力発電所”
短期 [(1)たんき] meaning: short rank: 3
☆ 勝負は短期決戦になる ⇨ The battle will be short. The outcome will be decided quickly
☆ 短期大学 ⇨ A 2-year college. A community college (☛ Short-term)
短距離 [(3)たんきょり] meaning: short rank: 3
☆ 短距離走 ⇨ Short-distance run. Sprint (☛ Short distance)
短縮 [たんしゅく] meaning: short rank: 3
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► 形容詞
低い [(2)ひくい] meaning: short rank: 1
☆ 彼女は背が低い ⇨ She’s short (in stature)
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
浅い [(2)あさい] [日が浅い] [liter] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ その国は民主主義に移行して未だ日が浅い ⇨ It hasn’t been very long since the country had transitioned to democracy
儚い [(3)はかない] [liter] meaning: short rank: 3
☆ 命とは儚いものだ ⇨ Life is ephemeral
► 形容動詞
簡潔 [かんけつ] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 簡潔な説明 ⇨ A concise explanation (☛ Concise, clear and to the point)
小柄 [こがら] meaning: short rank: 2
☆ 小柄な女性 ⇨ A petite woman (☛ Short, and also usually thin)
手薄 [てうす] meaning: short rank: 3
☆ 人員削減で警備が手薄になっている ⇨ The security has been short-handed because of personnel reduction
手短 [てみじか] meaning: short rank: 3
☆ 時間が余りないので手短に御願いします ⇨ There’s not much time, so please make your speech brief