“Brief” in Japanese
Short answer
Brief in Japanese is “手短い” (temijikai). Full meaning: short, brief.
Other ways to say “Brief” in Japanese
手短
temijika short, brief
短い
mijikai short; brief
簡潔
kanketsu concise, brief, succinct, compact (style)
簡略
kanryaku simple, brief
約やか
tsuzumayaka concise, brief; humble, frugal; modest, discrete
補充書
hojuusho brief (legal, patent, etc.)
簡単
kantan simple, easy, uncomplicated; brief, quick, light
幾許もない
ikubakumonai brief (amount of time), short
訴状
sojou petition, complaint, (legal) brief
短かい
mijikai short; brief
みじかい
mijikai short; brief
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