short-tempered; quick-tempered
Describes a personality trait of getting angry easily or having a short fuse.
He is short-tempered and gets angry quickly.
Describes a tendency to act without waiting or thinking things through; often overlaps with being short-tempered but can also refer to general impatience.
Impatient people don't like waiting in lines.
気短 describes an impatient, short-tempered attitude, the direct opposite of the patient, unhurried 気長.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but still seen.
Formed from 気 “temper, disposition” and the stem 短 of 短い “short,” describing someone whose patience or temper is short.