Word details

手短

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 手短.

Dictionary

Entry

手短みじか~な Adj.Freq #11478
1

short; brief

Examples
講演者は自分の論題がわかっていなかったし、話もうまくなかった、手短に言うと、彼にはがっかりさせられた。
The speaker didn't know his subject, nor did he speak well; in short, he was disappointing.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hand

4 strokesFrequency 60JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュ

Kun

て--てた-

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

12 strokesFrequency 689JLPT N3Grade 3

On

タン

Kun

みじか.い

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