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小
しょう
Common word
N3
Nouns
smallness; small item; small scale · short month; month with fewer than 31 days · elementary school; primary school · lesser; minor; lower-ranking counterpart · the younger; junior · old unit of field area; about 400 square meters
小
こ
Common word
N2
Prefixes
small; little; slight · slightly less than; just about · somewhat; somehow · minor; petty
小さい
ちいさい
Common word
N5
い-adjectives
small; little; tiny · slight; minor; small (in degree/amount) · low (sound); soft (voice) · unimportant; petty; trivial · young; juvenile
小説
しょうせつ
Common word
N4
Nouns
novel; story; fiction
小さな
ちいさな
Common word
N5
Other
small; little; tiny
小学校
しょうがっこう
Common word
N5
Nouns
elementary school; primary school; grade school
小学生
しょうがくせい
Common word
N2
Nouns
elementary school student; primary school student
小型
こがた
Common word
N3
Other
small-sized; compact; miniature · small; little; tiny
小屋
こや
Common word
N3
Nouns
hut; cabin; shed; animal pen · small theatre; temporary playhouse; circus tent; booth · my humble home; one's own house
小野
おの
Nouns
plain; field
中小
ちゅうしょう
Common word
Other
small and medium; small to medium
縮小
しゅくしょう
Common word
N2
Nouns
reduction; cutback; scaling down · contraction; shrinkage; becoming smaller
小山
こやま
Common word
Nouns
small hill; knoll
小川
おがわ
Common word
N1
Nouns
stream; brook; creek
小学
しょうがく
Common word
Nouns
elementary school; primary school · ancient Chinese school for older children · traditional Chinese philology
小遣い
こづかい
Common word
N3
Nouns
pocket money; allowance; spending money
小島
こじま
Common word
Nouns
small island; islet
小規模
しょうきぼ
Common word
な-adjectives
small-scale; small
小売
こうり
Common word
N1
Nouns
retail; retailing
小児
しょうに
Common word
Nouns
young child; infant
小物
こもの
Common word
Nouns
small items; accessories; small articles · minor character; small fry; weak one
小銭
こぜに
Common word
N2
Nouns
small change; coins; pocket change · small sum of money; trifling amount
最小
さいしょう
Common word
N3
Other
smallest; least; minimum; minimal
小松
こまつ
Nouns
small pine; young pine
小鳥
ことり
Common word
N4
Nouns
small bird; little bird
ちっちゃい
い-adjectives
tiny; little; wee
小僧
こぞう
Common word
Nouns
youngster; boy; brat · young Buddhist monk; novice monk · shop boy; errand boy; apprentice
小さ
ちいさ
Nouns
baby; infant
最小限
さいしょうげん
Common word
N1
Other
minimum; minimum necessary; minimal · at a minimum; at least
小便
しょうべん
Common word
N2
Nouns
urine; pee; urination; to urinate · breaking a contract; backing out of a deal
小声
こごえ
Common word
Nouns
low voice; whisper; soft voice
小麦
こむぎ
Common word
N3
Nouns
wheat
小麦粉
こむぎこ
Common word
N1
Nouns
wheat flour
小町
こまち
Nouns
belle; local beauty
小柄
こがら
Common word
N2
な-adjectives
small build; petite; small stature · small pattern; fine pattern
大小
だいしょう
Common word
N2
Nouns
size · large and small; various sizes · daishō (matched long and short swords) · large and small drums · long and short months · sic bo (dice game); big and small
小隊
しょうたい
Nouns
platoon
小田
おだ
Nouns
small rice field
こまめ
な-adjectives
diligent; attentive; frequent and careful
小人
しょうにん
Common word
Nouns
child (elementary school age or younger)
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