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小さい

ちいさい

chiisai

小
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small; little; tiny — 小さい
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小
さい
ちい

chiisai

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 5
Appears in chapter 5 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 5
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. small; little; tiny

    EXAMPLE
    かわいい、小(ちい)さい犬(いぬ)!
    Cute, little dog!

  2. slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small

    EXAMPLE
    小(ちい)さい問題(もんだい)
    Small problem

  3. low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

    EXAMPLE
    小(ちい)さい声(こえ)
    Small voice

  4. unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial

  5. young; juvenile

    EXAMPLE
    小(ちい)さい頃(ころ)、名前(なまえ)が気(き)に入(い)らなかった。
    I didn't like my name when I was young.

What does 小さい mean in English?

  1. small; little; tiny(adj-i)
  2. slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small(adj-i)
  3. low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)(adj-i)
  4. unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial(adj-i)
  5. young; juvenile(adj-i)

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小さい (chiisai)