半袖 (はんそで, hansode) Japanese meaning: short sleeves | KotomoraIn summer, short-sleeved shirts are cool.
Is this T-shirt short-sleeved?
Usage patterns
半袖の〈物〉a short-sleeved [item of clothing]
He is wearing a short-sleeved shirt.
半袖を着るto wear short sleeves
It was hot, so I wore short sleeves.
半袖になるto switch to short sleeves (as the weather warms)
As May arrives, more people start wearing short sleeves.
半袖で〈動詞〉to do something while dressed in short sleeves
She went out in short sleeves despite the cold.