takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. shortish, rather short, somewhat short.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
短め みじかめ
短目 みじかめ
 
 
短かめ みじかめ
 
短か目 みじかめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

short, brevity, fault
タン みじか.い (3rd, N2)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide