小

superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom

小知 only; Archaic

small fief

Formal or literary term; Common noun

little child

Archaic; Common noun

male between 4 and 16 years old (ritsuryō period)

Archaic; Common noun

pupil; disciple; follower

Formal or literary term; Humble; Pronoun

I; me; my humble self

Archaic; Pronoun; Referring to an inferior

you

Archaic

small purification wand

thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)

Prefix; いさら usu. refers to water

small; little

small butterfly

young person; young servant

plain; field

small shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)

young female servant

rice field (usu. small)

small fish; fry

koto (usu. small)

Chinese chive; garlic chive (Allium tuberosum)

thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)

fog

small woman

young woman

Sensitive

young maid

girl-in-training (e.g. a geisha-in-training or a girl who performs miscellaneous tasks in a brothel)

Derogatory

brat; scamp; rascal; jackanapes

Original meaning

disciple; apprentice

small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace)

approximately thirty minutes

young man (who has recently undergone his manhood ceremony)

baby; infant

child

midnight; dead of night

short-bow archery contest