Meaning of short in Japanese
Definition of short
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(adj-i) near; close; short (distance)
クリスマスが近くなってきた。
Christmas is fast approaching.
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(adj-i) shallow; superficial
この川はあそこで浅くなっている。
This river becomes shallow at that point. - slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
- short (time); early; young
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(adj-i) short
日がだんだん短くなっている。
The days are becoming shorter.
- (adj-i) low (height, tone, rank, degree, cost, content, quality, etc.); short
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(adj-i) cold; short; curt; blunt
彼女はいつも僕にそっけない。
She's always short with me.
- (n) short (e.g. story, film)
- (adj-i) short; brief
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(adj-na) short; brief
講演者は自分の論題がわかっていなかったし、話もうまくなかった、手短に言うと、彼にはがっかりさせられた。
The speaker didn't know his subject, nor did he speak well; in short, he was disappointing.
- (adj-i) curt; blunt; cold; short
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(adj-i) short (of a person)
彼はその二人の少年のうちの背の低い方だ。
He is the shorter of the two boys.
- (n) (of a book, etc.) short
