みじかい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of みじかい – see the following entry.

【短い】 [adjective] short, brief [adjective] [from 759] short, brief (in time) [adjective] [from 974] short (in space, from one point to another) [adjective] [date uncertain] short, brief (in length, such as a text or speech) [adjective] [mid 900s–late 1500s] (archaic) short (in height) [adjective] [from 858] common, not part of the aristocracy [adjective] [from 905] short on intelligence or maturity: dimwitted, dull; shallow, superficial [adjective] [from early 900s] short of attention: fickle, shallow-hearted, flighty [adjective] [from early 1600s] short-tempered, impatient, impetuous Alternative spelling 短かい

(This term, みじかい (mijikai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)