小しょう字じ

noun

small characters; small letters

Refers to physically small written characters, often contrasted with 大字 (large characters). Used in contexts like handwriting, printing, or digital text.

• この書しょ類るいは小しょう字じで書かかれていて読よみにくい。

  This document is written in small characters and is hard to read.

• 小しょう字じでメモを取とる。

  I take notes in small letters.

noun

childhood name

A name used during childhood, often before a formal adult name is given. This usage is historical and rare in modern Japanese.

• 彼かれの小しょう字じは「太た郎ろう」だった。

  His childhood name was 'Tarō'.