蠅頭

ようとう

Also written 蝿頭

Meanings

1. Noun small characters; tiny handwriting (literally: as small as the head of a fly) See also: 細字 (さいじ).
2. small profit See also: 小利 (しょうり).

Kanji

• 蠅 fly. Read as ヨウ.
• 頭 head. Read as トウ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists