What does 短く in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 短く in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 短く in Japanese.

The word 短く in Japanese means short (length, time, distance), 短い, 短い, 短い, 短い、短時間の、つかの間の, 短い、簡潔な, 簡潔な、短い、手短な, 短い、刈り込んだ、…刈りの, 短い、短めの、…丈の, はかない、束の間の、無常の、短い, 一筆、一報、（短い）メッセージ, 短い）ジョーク、シャレ, 少し、ちょっと, 短い、短時間で終わる, ちょっとした［短い］旅行に出る, （短い）時間、間. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 短く

short (length, time, distance)

短い

(length) (長さ)

短いロープをとってください。

Please hand me the short rope.

短い

(clothing: not long) (衣服の丈)

彼のズボンは丈が短いので、彼が座ったときには、靴下の上に毛深い足がかなり見える。このスカート、結婚式にはいていくには短すぎるかしら？

His trousers were short, so you could see quite a bit of hairy leg above his socks when he sat down. Is this skirt too short to wear to a wedding?

短い

(hair: not long)

Short hair is easier to take care of.

短い、短時間の、つかの間の

(short: in time) (時間)

私がこの医師に診てもらったのは、とても短い時間だった。

My consultation with the doctor was very brief.

短い、簡潔な

(short: in length)

We only have a brief report.

簡潔な、短い、手短な

(speaking concisely)

残念ですが残り時間があまりないので、簡潔(or: 手短か)にお願いします。

I'm afraid we don't have much time left, you'll have to be brief.

短い、刈り込んだ、…刈りの

(hair: cut short) (髪型)

The lieutenant's hair was cropped and his clothing was immaculate.

短い、短めの、…丈の

(clothing: short) (洋服)

The teenage girls wore short skirts and cropped tops.

はかない、束の間の、無常の、短い

(brief)

Tom only spent a few fleeting moments with his family while he was home.

一筆、一報、（短い）メッセージ

(informal (short message)

Drop me a line on Tuesday and we can talk about it then.

短い）ジョーク、シャレ

(informal (brief joke, witty remark)

少し、ちょっと

(distance: not far) (距離)

ⓘこの文は英語例文の訳ではありません。彼は練習の最後に短い（or: 短距離の）コースを少し走った。

It's only a short walk from here.

短い、短時間で終わる

(of brief duration) (時間)

ⓘこの文は英語例文の訳ではありません。最近では、30分以内のショートムービーも流行っている。

That movie was very short.

ちょっとした［短い］旅行に出る

(US, informal (make a short trip to)

I'm going to slip over to the store to get some milk.

（短い）時間、間

(extent of attention)

You can only hold his attention for a short span, as he is easily distracted.

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