Vocabulary

What does 小さい (ちいさい, chiisai) mean?

小さい (ちいさい, chiisai) means small.

Quick facts
Readingちいさい
Romajichiisai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ちいさい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchiisai

small

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

Example sentences

  • There is a small dog.

  • This room is small.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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