短い

Etymology 1
→ →  →  →

From. Cited in the , dated to roughly 759 CE.

Appears to be derived as a compound, but the constituent parts remain obscure. The stem form mijika is also found in compounds, and in the now-obsolete adjective forms and, indicating that the &#8209;ka in mijika is not the adjectivizing suffix  (as in  shizuka), and is instead part of the root term.

Adjective

 * 1) short, brief
 * 2)  short, brief
 * 3)  short
 * 4)  short, brief
 * 5)   short
 * Mostly superseded in modern usage by.
 * 1)  common, not part of the aristocracy
 * 2)  short on intelligence or maturity: dimwitted, dull; shallow, superficial
 * 3)  short of attention: fickle, shallow-hearted, flighty
 * 4)  short-tempered, impatient, impetuous
 * 1)  short of attention: fickle, shallow-hearted, flighty
 * 2)  short-tempered, impatient, impetuous
 * 1)  short-tempered, impatient, impetuous

Antonyms

 * : long

Derived terms

 * : quick-tempered, impatient
 * : quick-tempered, impatient
 * : brief, concise

Etymology 2
Shift from standard Japanese mijikai.

Adjective

 * 1)  short, brief