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    3. 短い

    短い

    短みじかい​

    short

    N5KMT9News #25+1CoreAdjectiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    短かい

    みじかいみじけー

    Adjective

    1.
    short
    2.
    brief

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの髪かみはとても短みじかい。

    His hair is very short.

    KMT2Daily Life
    冬ふゆの日ひは短みじかく、すぐに暗あらくなる。

    Winter days are short, and it gets dark quickly.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    会かい議ぎは短みじかい時じ間かんで効こう率りつ的てきに行おこなわれた。

    The meeting was conducted efficiently in a short amount of time.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life
    このスカートは丈たけが短みじかいので、夏なつにぴったりです。

    This skirt is short in length, so it's perfect for summer.

    KMT9Fashion & BeautyDaily Life
    人じん生せいは短みじかいから、後こう悔かいしないように毎まい日にちを大たい切せつに生いきるべきだ。

    Life is short, so you should live each day carefully so as not to have regrets.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    短
    みじか.い…(1)
    short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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