noun
Refers to a person of unusually short stature, often in a mythological, fantasy, or medical context. In modern Japanese, 小人 (こびと) or ドワーフ are more common for fantasy dwarves, while medical/descriptive terms include 低身長者. This term is rare and mostly found in older or literary texts.
その昔話には、森の奥に住む矮人が登場する。
In that old tale, a dwarf living deep in the forest appears.