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Japanese word 短い: short (length or time). Meanings and example sentences.

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短い (みじかい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

短い (みじかい) means short (length or time).

See example sentences below.

短い at a glance

短い
みじかいmijikai
N5adj
short (length or time)
短いみじかいmijikaiN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 短い

Core meaning

short (length or time)

Basic example sentences

Example 1

このえんぴつはみじかいです。

Translation

This pencil is short.

Example 2

きょうのじかんはみじかいです。

Translation

Today's time is short.

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