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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

手て短みじか

temijika

brief

Commonly used as 手短に, meaning “briefly.” Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 手短てみじかに説明せつめいしてもらえる？

    Can you explain it briefly?

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  2. 手短てみじかに意見いけんを述のべてください。

    Please confine yourself to a short comment.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 時間じかんがなかったので、大切たいせつなことだけを手短てみじかに話はなしました。

    I didn’t have much time so I only talked about the important stuff briefly.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 手短

  • 手handOnシュ・ズKunて・て-・た-
  • 短short; brevityOnタンKunみじかい

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