小

しょう

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun prefix smallness; small item
2. Noun short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days) See also: 小の月 (しょうのつき).
3. urine; piss; pee; urination See also: 小便 (しょうべん).
4. Noun, Noun prefix elementary school See also: 小学校 (しょうがっこう).
5. Noun prefix smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior
6. younger (of two people with the same name); junior
7. Noun unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)

Kanji

• 小 small. Read as ショウ.

Example sentences

• われわれの世界は宇宙の小部分にすぎない。
  Our world is only a small part of the universe.
• ちょっと大きいけど、この封筒でいいや。大は小を兼ねるって言うし。
  It might be a bit big but this envelope will do just fine. It's better to be too big than too small.
• ごちそうは小人数ほどよい。
  The fewer, the better.
• 今朝は歴史の小テストがあった。
  We had a history quiz this morning.
• 今日、小テストがありました。
  We had a quiz today.

Words containing 小

• 小説 (しょうせつ) novel
• 小学校 (しょうがっこう) primary school
• 小学生 (しょうがくせい) elementary school student

And 559 more.

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