短め・短目・短かめ・短か目|みじかめmijikame[4]odaka (tail-high)
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Which spelling to use
短め短め is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It combines kanji with kana.
短目短目 is less common than 短め, so learners should normally choose 短め instead. It is written entirely in kanji.
短かめ短かめ is less common than 短め and 短目. It uses irregular kana spelling, so beginners should choose 短め instead.
短か目短か目 is the least common of these forms. It combines irregular kana spelling with 目, so beginners should choose 短め instead.
Definitions
- no-adjective, na-adjectiveshortish; rather short; somewhat short
Conjugation
| Plain form | 短め（みじかめ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 短めです（みじかめです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 短めではない（みじかめではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 短めではありません（みじかめではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 短めだった（みじかめだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 短めではなかった（みじかめではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 短めで（みじかめで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 短めに（みじかめに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 短めなら（みじかめなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Related短さみじかさNeutralA noun for shortness itself — the state or degree of being short. 「短め」 instead describes something as a bit shorter than the standard.
- Antonym長めながめNeutralThe antonym: describes something as somewhat long, e.g. 「長めの髪」 — the counterpart to 「短め」's slightly short.
Use 「短め」 for something slightly shorter than standard, as in 「短めに切る」 or 「短めのスカート」. For shortness itself as a quality, say 「短さ」; the opposite of 「短め」 is 「長め」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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