短気 (たんき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

短気 (たんき) means quick temper / impatient.

See example sentences below.

短気 at a glance

短気

たんきtanki

N1noun

quick temper / impatient

短気たんきtankiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

quick temper / impatient

Example 1

彼は短気で怒りやすいです。

Translation

He has a quick temper and gets angry easily.

Example 2

短気は損気と言われています。

Translation

It is said that being short-tempered is disadvantageous.