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JLPT N5i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

短みじかい

mijikai

short

Example sentences

あの犬いぬはしっぽが短みじかい。
That dog has a short tail.
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彼女かのじょの髪かみは短みじかい。
She has short hair.
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日ひがだんだん短みじかくなっている。
The days are becoming shorter.
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Kanji in 短

短short; brevityOnタンKunみじかい

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