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[ちい()··]
chiisai
i adjective

English Meaning(s) for 小さい

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

Definition and Synonyms for 小さい

Smallness the property of having relatively little strength or vigor
Synonyms: 小さい
Niggling small and of little importance
Synonyms: しがない, ちっこい, ちっぽけ, くだらない, たわいない, ちっちゃい, つまらない, トリビアル, 下る, 下がる, 些細, 卑小, 小さ, 小さい, 末梢的, 瑣末, 眇たる, 細かい, 詰まる
Small limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Synonyms: ささやか, ささやく, ちっこい, ちっちゃい, 偏狭, 小さ, 小さい, 小ちゃい, 小作り, 小型, 小柄, 小柄, 小柄, 少ない, 所狭い, 狭い, 狭隘, 細か, 細かい, 細やか, 零細
Flyspeck very small
Synonyms: ちっこい, ちっぽけ, ごく小さい, 小さい, 微小
Lesser of less size or importance
Synonyms: 小さい
Small-Scale limited in size or scope
Synonyms: ささやか, ささやく, ちっちゃい, 小さい, 小ちゃい, 小規模, 零細
Softened being or made softer or less loud or clear
Synonyms: のろい, 小さい, 弱める, 遅い, 鈍い
Small (of a voice) faint
Synonyms: ちっこい, ちっちゃい, 小さい, 小ちゃい, 細い, 細い
Low very low in volume
Synonyms: ちっちゃい, 低い, 小さい
Peanut of little importance or influence or power
Synonyms: なじる, わずか, つまらない, 些細, 安っぽい, 小さい, 末梢的, 眇たる, 詰まる, 軽微
Smallness the property of having a relatively small size
Synonyms: ちっこい, ちっちゃい, , , , , 小さい, 小型, 小振り, ,
Little small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
Synonyms: ちっこい, 小さ, 小さい
Immature (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
Synonyms: ちっちゃい, 小さい, 年少, 年若, 年若い, 幼い, 幼稚, 未成熟, 若い
Small (of children and animals) young, immature
Synonyms: ちっこい, ちっちゃい, いたいけない, 小さい, 小ちゃい, 幼い
Humble low or inferior in station or quality
Synonyms: ちんけ, ささやか, ささやく, しがない, ちっちゃい, はしたない, 下劣, 下等, 下等, 下賎, 些細, 低い, 卑しい, 卑俗, 卑劣, 卑賎, 取るに足りない, 小さい, 汚い, 粗末, 薄い, 貧寒, 貧賎, 質素, 陋劣
Little low in stature
Synonyms: ちび, ちっこい, ちっちゃい, ちんちくりん, 低い, 小さ, 小さい, 短い
Peanut of minor status
Synonyms: なじる, わずか, つまらない, 些細, 安っぽい, 小さい, 末梢的, 眇たる, 詰まる, 軽微
Little not tall
Synonyms: ちび, ちっこい, ちっちゃい, ちんちくりん, 低い, 小さ, 小さい, 短い

Meanings for each kanji in 小さい

» little; small

Categories 小さい is a member of

Size the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
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Weakness the property of lacking physical or mental strength
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 小さい

Conjugations for 小さい

Adjective stem
[ちい()·]
chiisa
te-form
[ちい()···]
chiisakute
Negative te-form
[ちい()·····]
chiisakunakute
Adverbial Form
[ちい()··]
chiisaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちい()··]
chiisai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちい()····]
chiisakunai
Past Indicative Form
[ちい()····]
chiisakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ちい()······]
chiisakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちい()····]
chiisakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちい()······]
chiisakunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[ちい()·····]
chiisakunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[ちい()·····]
chiisakattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ちい()·······]
chiisakunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[ちい()··]
chiisasa

Sample Sentences for 小さい

Since he can read such tiny print, he is far from being near-sighted.
That small star is brightest.
This book is really small!
This is too small.
His voice dropped to a whisper.

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