Related words お 洒落しゃれ お洒落 is a more common and general word for 'stylish' or 'fashionable', used as a noun or na-adjective. 小洒落た is a prenominal adjective with a nuance of being 'a little' or 'casually' stylish, often implying understated chic.
Written forms 小こ 洒落じゃれ た
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Standard kanji spelling using ateji; the most common written form.
小こ じゃれた
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Etymology Derived from 洒落る (しゃれる , 'to be stylish') with the prefix 小 (こ , 'small, a little') and the past/attributive form た , literally 'became a little stylish'. The kanji 小洒落 is ateji.
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