短かい

Japanese

Alternative spelling. May be considered proscribed in some contexts.

For pronunciation and definitions of 短かい – see the following entry.

【短みじかい】

[adjective] short, brief

[adjective] [from 759] short, brief (in time)

[adjective] [from 974] short (in space, from one point to another)

[adjective] [date uncertain] short, brief (in length, such as a text or speech)

[adjective] [mid 900s–late 1500s] (archaic) short (in height)

[adjective] [from 858] common, not part of the aristocracy

[adjective] [from 905] short on intelligence or maturity: dimwitted, dull; shallow, superficial

[adjective] [from early 900s] short of attention: fickle, shallow-hearted, flighty

[adjective] [from early 1600s] short-tempered, impatient, impetuous

(This term, 短かい, is an alternative (less common, possibly proscribed) spelling of the above term.)