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小説
しょうせつ
Common word
N4
Nouns
novel; story; fiction
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
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
小学
しょうがく
Common word
Nouns
elementary school; primary school · ancient Chinese school for older children · traditional Chinese philology
小規模
しょうきぼ
Common word
な-adjectives
small-scale; small
小児
しょうに
Common word
Nouns
young child; infant
最小
さいしょう
Common word
N3
Other
smallest; least; minimum; minimal
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
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
小人
しょうにん
Common word
Nouns
child (elementary school age or younger)
小中
しょうちゅう
Nouns
elementary and middle schools
小惑星
しょうわくせい
Common word
Nouns
asteroid
微小
びしょう
Common word
な-adjectives
microscopic; minute; very small
極小
きょくしょう
な-adjectives
minimum; minuscule; extremely small · local minimum
過小
かしょう
な-adjectives
too small; too little; insufficient
小国
しょうこく
Common word
Nouns
small country; small nation
血小板
けっしょうばん
Nouns
platelet; thrombocyte
小銃
しょうじゅう
Common word
Nouns
rifle; small arms
小節
しょうせつ
Nouns
bar; measure · short pause · petty principles; minor details
弱小
じゃくしょう
な-adjectives
small and weak; puny; minor
小心
しょうしん
Nouns
timid; cowardly; faint-hearted · prudent; cautious; pedantic
短小
たんしょう
な-adjectives
short and small
小論文
しょうろんぶん
Nouns
short essay; pamphlet; tract
小径
しょうけい
Nouns
path; lane; narrow road · small diameter; small caliber
矮小
わいしょう
な-adjectives
diminutive; dwarfish; undersized · narrow-minded; small-minded
小腸
しょうちょう
Nouns
small intestine
小吉
しょうきち
Nouns
slightly good luck; small blessing
小村
しょうそん
Nouns
small village; hamlet
小宇宙
しょううちゅう
Nouns
microcosm; microcosmos
小品
しょうひん
Common word
Nouns
short piece; small work; literary sketch; essay · small article; small item
小脳
しょうのう
Nouns
cerebellum
狭小
きょうしょう
な-adjectives
narrow; cramped; small-sized
小数
しょうすう
Common word
N2
Nouns
decimal; decimal fraction
小花
しょうか
Nouns
small flower; floret · pseudanthium
小食
しょうしょく
Nouns
light eating; small appetite
小禄
しょうろく
Nouns
small stipend; low salary
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