noun
small cedar
Archaic abbreviation; in modern Japanese, 小杉 is primarily a surname or place name. The literal meaning 'small cedar' is not in common use.
古文書に「小杉」とあり、小さな杉の木を指す古い略語である。
In old documents, 小杉 appears as an old abbreviation for a small cedar tree.
noun
thin Japanese paper (Edo-period tissue)
Historical term; an abbreviation of 小杉原. Refers to a type of thin paper used as tissue during the Edo period. Not used in modern daily life.
See also: 小杉原
江戸時代には、小杉と呼ばれる薄い和紙が鼻紙として使われた。
During the Edo period, a thin Japanese paper called 小杉 was used as a tissue.
The full form from which 小杉 (sense 2) is abbreviated; refers to the same thin paper.
The word is a compound of 小 (small) and 杉 (cedar). The paper sense is an abbreviation of 小杉原, a place name associated with paper production.