掌しょう大だい

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

palm-sized; small; tiny

Describes something roughly the size of a human palm; used for small objects, devices, or creatures. Often appears in compound nouns like 掌大の本 (a palm-sized book).

• 彼かれは掌しょう大だいのノートをポケットから取とり出だした。

  He took a palm-sized notebook out of his pocket.

• その掌しょう大だいなロボットは机つくえの上うえを走はしり回まわる。

  The tiny robot runs around on the desk.