Meanings
Readings
Common Words
small; little; tiny
slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
young; juvenile
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
small; little; tiny
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady
Archaic
female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; a pinch; some
a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute; a second
Common noun; Noun, used as a prefix
smallness; small item
Abbreviation; Common noun
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
Abbreviation; Common noun; Noun, used as a prefix
elementary school
Noun, used as a prefix
smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior
Noun, used as a prefix
younger (of two people with the same name); junior
Archaic; Common noun
unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
Honorific; Familiar; 伯父さん is older than one's parent and 叔父さん is younger
uncle
Familiar; Usu. 小父さん or おじさん; vocative
old man; mister
Usu. オジサン
manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
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