Meanings
Prefix
1. 程度・体形・器量が小さい。
2. ちょっとした。
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (183 in total)
small bird; little bird
① 十月。初冬の穏やかで暖かい春に似た日和が続く頃。小六月。冬の季語。
① 少しの雪。(冬の季語)
belle; (town) beauty
① 消費を目的とする者へ販売すること。
① イネ科コムギ属の植物。種としては特に Triticum aestivum を指す。その種子は挽いて小麦粉として用いられる。世界で最も生産量の多い穀物であり、トウモロコシ、米と並んで三大穀物に挙げられる。
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
① 江戸時代に流通した貨幣の一つで、楕円形の金貨。発行された時期によって大きさなど規格に差があったが、一枚で一両として扱われた。② 紙や印刷物で判が小さいもの。
small pine; young pine
young girl; lass; adolescent female
just before noon; late-morning snack
young priest; scamp
① 小さな家。② 家畜などを入れておく小さな建物。③ 芝居などを催すための建物。④ 平安時代の、衛府の役人の詰め所。⑤ 江戸時代の、城中や藩士の家にあった下級藩士の住居。⑥ 天井と屋根の間。
① 小さい波。小波。
① 甲虫目クワガタムシ科オオクワガタ属に属するくわがたむしの一種。学名:Dorcus rectus。
path; lane
① 小さい山。低い山。
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
komaru (type of playing cards)
baby trout; troutling
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
① 土地を持たない農民が、地主から小作料を払い、土地を借りて耕作すること。また、その人。
wheat flour
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
overhear; happened to hear that
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
small bucket
little tern (the official bird of Chiba); sterna albifrons
small woman; young woman; young maid
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
① 小さな石。
(noble's) page
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
small bottle
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
① 少額の細かい金銭。ばら銭。② 少しのまとまった金。小金。
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
forearm
small man
twig; spray
nearly one hour
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
neat; trim; tidy; pretty
small hill; low hill; hillock
light rain; drizzle
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
① はいたか、はやぶさ、つみなどの小形の鷹。② 「小鷹狩り」の略。
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
dancing or jumping for joy
small grain; small stature or ability
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
subdivision
small village; hamlet
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
sentiment; feeling
sentiment; feeling
① 少しずつ分けて出すこと。
a small force
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
small restaurant; eating house
trifling matter; urination; urine
accessory case
small number of people
small number of people
small saucepan; small pot
areole
① 晩秋から冬にかけての、穏やかで暖かい日。もとは言葉通り小春すなわち陰暦で十月について言った。冬の季語。
teaspoon
petty official
change purse
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
small insect; midge; vermicule
wheat field
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
① 体の小さいこと。そのような兵。② 弓を引く力の弱いこと。そのような兵。
fine pattern
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
little shop; small shop; small store
small build; small size
① 小さい門。
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
① ギリシア文字やそれから派生した文字体系(ローマ字、キリル文字等)で、文頭、固有名詞のはじめなど以外通常の表記に使う文字。② 仮名における、「捨て仮名」又は「小書き(文字)」の別称。③ 哲学や評論などで、「大文字」と対比して、日常性や個別性などの意味を担うものを指す換喩。
small and simple home
small businessman; petty trader
small tiger; light drinker; occasional drinker
① 能楽や長唄などで使用する小型の鼓。おとつづみ。小胴。
small garden; small place
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the first month of the year; Koshogatsu
quibble; pointless argument
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
clever; smart
① 小さい[[へや|部屋]]。
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
small bag; small satchel
cleverness
mincing steps
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
nearly half a day; approximately half a day
① 非常に細かい雨。
koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper
small administrative unit (of a village)
subheading; subtitle
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
waist
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
① 小さい荷物。② 鉄道小荷物の略。主に旅客列車で運送する小さい荷物。
a small business
small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
casual dish (esp. Japanese food); simple dish
small portion; small serving
laths; bamboo lathing; short kyogen dance, danced to chanted accompaniment
small chair
delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy
small plank; piece of wood
a little stylish; chic; trendy
Little Edo; town or neighbourhood with an old townscape reminiscent of Edo
young elephant; baby elephant
recovering slightly; making a small rally
3-4 point (in go); komoku
sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; small jackpot (esp. pachinko)
mild late autumn day (around November); mild late fall day
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
childish reaction (like that of an elementary school student); unsophisticated reaction
small eggplant; Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
① 演歌などで用いられる装飾的な歌唱法。w:メリスマに類似。
small strap tied at the waist of a hanpi
sneak thief
warp rib weave cotton fabric (from Kokura)
starting field not containing any 20-point cards (in hanafuda)
armlock throw; forearm throw
retail price
unloading a barge; small pieces of fried tofu; palanquin that carried guests to and from the red light district
① 潮の干満の差が最小となること。
chopping finely; slicing up finely; something chopped up finely
first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")
small mark; small target
lively or quick witted person
lively or quick witted person
① 小鷹を使って秋に行う鷹狩り。
(arch.) small purification wand; thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
① 陰暦14日の月。② 旧暦8月14日の月。
dimness; dimly lit place
spindle tree; euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus
garden maple; komine maple; acer micranthum
Siebold maple; acer sieboldianum
neat; tidy; trim
it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; (lit.) better small takings than a large win
the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election; (lit.) children of (Junichiro) Koizumi
Reticulum (constellation); the Reticle
Typha orientalis
red-cheeked myna (Sturnus phillippensis); violet-backed starling
Kodaira dimension
minor fluctuations (e.g. in a market); small movements
doing or saying something a little stupid
small girl
prop master; property master
walking with short steps; (arch.) errand boy
Edo-period small-size single-sheet prints containing puzzles, short stories, etc.; Edo-period playbills
small two-wheeler (e.g. moped)
Chinese chive; garlic chive (Allium tuberosum)
approximately thirty minutes
young man (who has recently undergone his manhood ceremony)
small butterfly
small drink; small amount of alcohol