ちい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. small; little; tiny
2. slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
3. low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
4. unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
5. young; juvenile
Kanji used
small
Pitch accent
いさ
Top 400
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
as a child; when one was a child
as a child; when one was a child
less than ...; smaller ...
Examples (104 in total)
She's small.
It was smaller than I thought.
That small one is also mine.
The house is small.
He was small, but strong.
Make it smaller.
This is very small.
Japan is a small country.
Do you have one a little smaller?
I can't read small letters.
The house is small but beautiful.
The schoolyard was very small.
"Small" and "little" are adjectives.
The words "small" and "little" are synonyms.
This is smaller than that.
I think they're too small for you.
My feet are smaller than your feet.
This book is the smallest of all.
That house is very small.
I think it's too small for you.
Could you lower your voice?
I'd like to buy a small mirror.
His house was small and old.
Big fish eat small fish.
My house is small and cramped.
The buildings look so tiny.
Small animals are very cute.
From space, the earth looks small.
These shoes are too small.
Do you have a smaller size?
The earth is small in comparison with the sun.
There is a small pond in the court.
This sofa is too small.
Be kind to little animals.
London is small compared to Tokyo.
A small car is more economical than a large one.
A small town lies between the big cities.
Turn down the stereo.
Viruses are much smaller than bacteria.
The dog is brown, small, and skinny.
Tom is a bit small for his age.
This is a small house, but it will do for us.
That small star is the brightest.
Compared to your feet, my feet are smaller.
Indeed this car is small, but it is powerful.
This camera is small, but very good.
That bicycle is too small for you.
He complained of the room being too small.
This book is as small as that one.
The town in which I live is rather small.
My little son can drive a car.
The Earth is a small but beautiful planet.
Japanese women tend to look tiny and delicate.
Could you turn the radio down?
This is an exquisite little painting.
When we were small, everything seemed so big.
The lyrics are good, but the voice is quiet.
That desk is too small for Meg.
This desk is too small for Tom.
The dog is brown, small and thin.
I want to exchange this for a smaller size.
Bacteria are just tiny harmless cells.
Australia is the smallest continent in the world.
The boxes vary in size from small to large.
This machine is driven by a small motor.
His car is small and takes up little room.
The desk seems small in this room.
The old man gave her a small doll.
Would you please turn down the TV?
He is too young to go swimming alone.
Our city is rather small in comparison with Tokyo.
I noticed that a small gray animal was looking toward us.
Our world is getting smaller and smaller.
These shoes are too small for me to wear.
This book is smaller than that one.
His house seems small beside mine.
It is often said that the world is becoming smaller and smaller.
She got me a tiny toy.
This shirt's too big for me. Do you have anything smaller?
He's too young to live by himself yet.
Even a small sound from the TV interferes with my concentration.
Singapore is a nation smaller than New York City.
Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.
The taxi I took was very old and small.
The buildings are small in comparison with the skyscrapers in New York.
I think that car is a little too small for you.
You may take either the big box or the small one.
The ring I gave her had a tiny stone in it.
This hat is too small. Please show me another one.
These shoes are expensive, and what is more, they are too small.
"Forever and always!" replied the little white rabbit.
Her hands are small, but not so small that she can't play the piano.
My baby brother sleeps ten hours a day.
The small boys rang the door bell and ran away.
Tom is drawing a picture of a small boy and his dog.
This hamster is small enough to carry in your pocket.
His mother died when he was young, and his grandmother brought him up.
Cut the cheese into thin slices or into little cubes.
The little girl never smiles at anyone other than Emily.
They say our house is too small by Western standards.
That's too small a box to hold all these things.
With the development of supersonic jet planes, the world is becoming smaller and smaller.
Because of modern communication and transportation systems, the world is getting smaller.
The girl is small for her age.