taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle
Formal, literary term used as a 'taru' adjective or adverb with と, meaning something is of little importance or very small in degree. Rare in modern Japanese.
It is nothing more than a trivial matter.
He is not the kind of person to get angry over trifling things.
Kana spelling for search convenience; the word is normally written in kanji in literary contexts.
Alternate kanji spelling without the repetition mark.
Reduplication of 些 (さ, 'a little'), forming a literary term meaning 'trifling' or 'slight'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.