群ぐん小しょう

noun

trifling; minor; petty

Used to describe a collection of small, insignificant, or minor things, often in contrast to major ones. Common in phrases like 群小政党 (minor political parties) or 群小の島々 (small islands).

• 群ぐん小しょうの島しま々じまが点てん在ざいする海かい域いき。

  A sea area dotted with small islands.

• 群ぐん小しょう政せい党とうが乱らん立りつしている。

  Minor political parties are springing up in large numbers.