| 気が短い | [きがみじかい, kigamijikai] (exp, adj-i) quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient [Add to Longdo] |
| He has a bad temper. | 彼は気が短い。 |
| A quick temper is the only defect in her character. | 彼女は気が短いのが玉にきずだ。 |
| I'm a short-tempered and loose-tongued man. | 私は気が短いし、口も軽い男だ。 |