The Japanese word for short is
短い
みじかい - mijikai
Japanese Definition
| short | |
| 1. 形容詞. （距離、時間ともに）みじかい。 | |
| The post-1989 era is the world which changes in a short cycle. | |
| 1989年以後の時代は、短い周期で変化する世界である。 | |
| 2. 形容詞. 手短な。簡潔な。（前置詞「for」を後続させて）略称。短縮形。 | |
| 'USA' is short for the 'United States of America'. | |
| 「USA」は「United States of America」の略称である。 | |
| 3. 形容詞. 背のひくい。 | |
| 4. 形容詞. とぼしい。不足した。（後続する前置詞は「of」となる。） | |
| He is short of sensitivity. | |
| 彼は感受性に乏しい。 | |
| 5. 形容詞. 無愛想な。 | |
| 6. 副詞. 不足して。 | |
| 7. 副詞. 突然、急に。 | |
| 8. 名詞. （電気の）ショート、短絡。 | |
| 9. 名詞. 短編映画。 |
Translations for short and their definitions
| 低い | |
| 1. adj. low | |
| 血圧が低い - blood pressure is low | |
| 2. adj. short (height) | |
| 身長の低い彼氏 - short boyfriend | |
| 3. adj. low in pitch | |
| 低い声 - low voice |
| 短い | |
| 1. adj. short, brief | |
| 2. adj. (from 759) short, brief q, in time | |
| 3. adj. (from 974) short q, in space, from one point to another | |
| 4. adj. (date uncertain) short, brief q, in length, such as a text or speech | |
| Mostly superseded in modern usage by 低い. | |
| 5. adj. (from 858) common, not part of the aristocracy | |
| 6. adj. (from 905) short on intelligence or maturity: dimwitted, dull; shallow, superficial | |
| (synonyms, ja, 鈍い, tr1=nibui, t1=dim, dull, 浅薄, tr2=senpaku, t2=shallow, superficial) | |
| 7. adj. (from early 900s) short of attention: fickle, shallow-hearted, flighty | |
| (synonyms, ja, 薄情, tr1=hakujō, t1=shallow-hearted, fickle, unfeeling, 変わりやすい, tr2=kawariyasui, t2=fickle, changeable, unsettled) | |
| 8. adj. (from early 1600s) short-tempered, impatient, impetuous | |
| (synonyms, ja, せっかち, tr1=sekkachi, t1=hasty, impetuous, 短気, tr2=tanki, t2=quick-tempered, impatient) | |
| 9. adj. (Ibaraki dialect) short, brief |
| 小柄 | |
| 1. n. knife attached to the sheath of a sword | |
| 2. adj. small build, short stature | |
| 3. n. small build, short stature | |
| 4. n. sterigma |
| 短絡 | |
| 1. n. short, short circuit | |
| 2. n. a leap in logic (that skips steps), a jump to a conclusion | |
| 3. v. short (cause a short circuit) | |
| 4. v. connect (associate) hastily |
| 略語 | |
| 1. n. abbreviation (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase) |
| ショート | |
| 1. n. (syn of ja, 短絡, tr=tanraku, , short circuit) | |
| 2. n. (clip of ja, ショートストップ, ショートストップ, tr=shōtosutoppu, shortstop) (baseball position) | |
| 3. v. ショート + する | |
| 4. v. (syn of ja, 短絡, tr=tanraku, , to short circuit) |
| 遊撃手 | |
| 1. n. (baseball softball) a shortstop | |
| 2. n. (top, ja, Athletes) |
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