how do u say 'short' in Japanese?

Answer 1

There's more than one way. Mijikai is "not Long". Hikui is "not tall" and a short distance can be either "shookyori" or "Tan kyori". Chibi actually means more like "little one" and is normally used in reference to children. For pronunciation just remember the Japanese language was converted to our alphabet by the Portugese so the I's are pronounced like our long E's. AI is pronounced like our long Ifollowed by our long E. E is pronounced like our long A. A is pronounced Ah and the R is sounded as though it were a D. The portugese R is a rolled DRR sound and they evidently used that as the closet sound they had. For example the "Tan kyori" used for short distance is pronounced Tahn key yo de. Mijikai is pronounced Me ge ki e.

Answer 2

short
1 mijikai (opposite of long)
2 senohikui (opposite of tall)
3 tarinai (ex. water is in short supply.)
4 kanketsu na (ex. make your story short and to the point)
5 bukkirabou na, sokkenai (ex. the salesman was short with me.)

Answer 3

'Chibi' could go, since it can mean 'runt', 'little' or 'short'. Although I think its a bit mocking, so you might not want to use it to a Japanese person in friendly speech.

Answer 4

"short" in Japanese is:
短い(mijikai) - antonym of long
背が低い(se ga hikui) - antonym of tall, mainly used for human being

ex.:
Life is short = 人生は短い
He is short = 彼は背が低い
life = 人生(jinsei)
he = 彼(kare)

Answer 5

短い
Japanese
Kanji in this word
短

Adjective
短い (い-i declension, hiragana みじかい, romaji mijikai)
short
I hope it helps.
You can verify my answer at--
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%9F%AD%E3%81%84

Answer 6

Penis. LOL Sorry couldn't help myself. You might want to try www.babelfish.altavista.com for translations

Answer 7

yen on the dolla.

Answer 8

mee-ji-kai

Answer 9

hikui (not tall)

mijikai (not long)

Answer 10

"average height"

how do they say tall:
"foreigner"