a little short; sawed-off
Describes something that is slightly too short in length, especially clothing like pants or sleeves. Often used for items that are cut or hemmed too short.
These pants are a little short, so my ankles show.
The sleeves are too short, so I'd like them a bit longer.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling using the simpler 詰り.
Compound of 寸 (すん, a unit of length, about 3.03 cm) and 詰まり (つまり, from 詰まる 'to be blocked, shortened'). Literally 'shortened by a sun', it came to mean something that is a little short.