Word details

小さい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 小さい.

Dictionary

Entry

小さいいさ~い Adj.Freq #334
1

small; little; tiny

Examples
その机はメグには小さすぎる。
The desk is too small for Meg.
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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

little, small

3 strokesFrequency 114JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ショウ

Kun

ちい.さいこ-お-さ-

Nanori

いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ

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