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)いので、すぐ怒(おこ)る。
My father is short-tempered, so he gets angry easily.
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。
I've become more impatient as I've gotten older.

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 2026.1.19 21:17
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