How to Say ‘Shortly / short’ in Japanese
みじかく
mijikaku
[mee-jee-kah-koo]
💬 Usage Tip: [みじかく] means "shortly" in the sense of length, not time. In prep instructions, it means to cut into short pieces.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese cooking instructions often describe the final shape very directly: thin, short, long, small, diagonal, and so on.
Phrase Breakdown
みじかく
mijikaku
[mee-jee-kah-koo]
shortly; into short pieces
An adverb meaning to do something short or make something into shorter lengths, often used in prep instructions.
ねぎをみじかく切ってください。
Please cut the green onion into short pieces.
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