N1i-adjective
短い
みじかい
Meaning
- 1.short
- 2.brief
Meanings across languages
- English
- short, brief
- Tiếng Việt
- ngắn, ngắn gọn
- 日本語
- 短い, 簡潔
- 한국어
- 짧은, 간단한
- 中文
- 短, 简短
- Bahasa Indonesia
- pendek
- ภาษาไทย
- สั้น
- Español
- corto
- Français
- court
- Deutsch
- kurz
- Português
- curto
Kanji used
Example sentences
私は短い労働週が必要だと思います
I think a short work week is necessary.
多くの研究が示しています。短い労働週は生産性を上げることができる。
Numerous studies show that a shorter workweek can increase productivity.
私は短い労働週が人々の生活を改善すると思う。
I think a shorter workweek improves people's lives.
Related words
短睡
たんすい
short sleep, nap
N2短歌
たんか
tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
N1短期
たんき
short-term
N1短縮
たんしゅく
shortening, contraction
N1短大
たんだい
junior college, vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
N1長短
ちょうたん
(relative) length, advantages and disadvantages
N1最短
さいたん
shortest
N1短気
たんき
short temper, quick temper
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