気(き)が短(みじか)い

きがみじかい
expression
short-tempered, impatient
1. short-tempered, quick-tempered, impatient
Describes someone who gets angry or frustrated easily and quickly.
父(ちち)は気(き)が短(みじか)い。
My father is short-tempered.
気(き)が短(みじか)い人(ひと)とは仕事(しごと)がしにくい。
It's hard to work with impatient people.
年(とし)を取(と)って気(き)が短(みじか)くなった気(き)がする。
I feel like I've become more impatient as I've gotten older.
気(き)が短(みじか)いのは分(わ)かっているが、なかなか直(なお)せない。
I know I'm short-tempered, but I just can't fix it.
祖父(そふ)は気(き)が短(みじか)くて、待(ま)たされるとすぐに怒(おこ)り出(だ)す。家族(かぞく)はみんな慣(な)れている。
My grandfather is short-tempered and gets angry as soon as he's kept waiting. The whole family is used to it.

STRUCTURE: 気(き) (temperament) + が + 短(みじか)い (short). Literally 'one's temperament is short.'

ANTONYM: 気(き)が長(なが)い (patient, even-tempered)

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • せっかち (impatient, hasty) - similar but focuses more on rushing
  • 短気(たんき) (short temper) - noun form
  • 短気(たんき)を起(お)こす (to lose one's temper)

CONTRAST:

  • 気(き)が短(みじか)い: describes personality trait
  • 怒(おこ)りっぽい: prone to anger (similar but more colloquial)

Related Words

Antonym: 気(き)が長(なが)い (patient)
Related: せっかち (impatient)
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Added 2026.1.18 19:03 · Revised 2026.3.14 21:12
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