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気が短い (きがみじかい) — quick-tempered | Kumi Dictionary

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気が短い

気が短い

気きが短みじかい

quick-tempered

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きがみじかい

Adjective

1.

quick-tempered, having little patience, impatient

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いき・き…(2)

spirit・mind・air・atmosphere・mood

みじか.い…(1)

short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point

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