眇びょうたる

pre-noun adjectival

tiny; insignificant; minute

Literary pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) meaning 'small, insignificant, or minute'. Rare in modern Japanese; found mainly in older or formal writing. Often used in fixed expressions like 眇たる存在.

• 彼かれは眇びょうたる存そん在ざいに過すぎない。

  He is nothing more than an insignificant presence.

• 眇びょうたる差さ異いにこだわる必ひつ要ようはない。

  There is no need to dwell on minute differences.