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気の短い (きのみじかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

気きの短みじかい

Meanings

1

i-adjective

quick-tempered; impatient

Describes a person who gets angry or frustrated easily; often used for someone with a short fuse.

See also: 気が短い

彼かれは気きの短みじかい人ひとだから、すぐ怒おこる。
He's quick-tempered, so he gets angry easily.

気きの短みじかい上じょう司しに注ちゅう意いされて、落おち込こんだ。

I felt down after being scolded by my short-tempered boss.

Kanji

気spirit, mind, air
短short, brevity, fault

Similar words

気きが短みじかい
Same meaning, but 気が短い is a clause (noun + が + adjective) while 気の短い is an adjectival phrase modifying a noun.
短たん気き
A noun or na-adjective meaning 'short temper'; more formal and often used in written language.

Etymology

Phrase consisting of 気 (temper, spirit) + の (possessive particle) + 短い (short). Literally 'short of temper'.