短い(みじかい)— short
この 川 は 短い です。
This river is short.
短いみじかい
short
みじかい
accent [3]In detail
Words
このkonothis
川kawariver
はwa(topic marker)
短いmijikaishort
ですdesu(polite sentence ending)
Kanji
短タン・ みじか(い)short
短い is the opposite of 長い, “long.” It can describe length or duration. For a person’s height, Japanese uses a different expression.
Coco-sensei
