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    3. 短気

    短気

    短たん気き

    short temper

    N1KMT10News #47+1CoreNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    たんき

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    short temper, quick temper, hot temper, impatience, irritability

    Stroke 0 / 18

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    彼かれは短たん気きな性せい格かくだ。

    He has a short temper.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    短たん気きは損そん気きということわざがある。

    There is a proverb that says "impatience leads to loss."

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyLiterature
    彼かれの短たん気きが原げん因いんで、チーム内ないの人にん間げん関かん係けいが悪わる化かしてしまった。

    His short temper caused human relations within the team to deteriorate.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyWork & CareerFamily & Relationships
    ストレスが溜たまると、普ふ段だんは穏おだやかな人ひとでも短たん気きになりがちだ。

    When stress accumulates, even usually calm people tend to become short-tempered.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyMedicine & Health
    顧こ客きゃく対たい応おうの仕し事ごとでは、短たん気きな態たい度どはお客きゃく様さまの信しん頼らいを失うしなうことにつながる。

    In customer service jobs, a short-tempered attitude can lead to losing customer trust.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & PsychologyBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    短
    みじか.い…(1)
    short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point
    気
    いき・き…(2)
    spirit・mind・air・atmosphere・mood
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