Vocabulary

What does 小さな (ちいさな, chiisana) mean?

小さな (ちいさな, chiisana) means small (prenominal — only comes before a noun: 小さな声 a quiet voice).

Quick facts
Readingちいさな
Romajichiisana
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ちいさな
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonchiisana

small (prenominal — only comes before a noun: 小さな声 a quiet voice)

  1. 1adj-pn small; little; tiny

Example sentences

  • I like small cats.

  • I went into a small shop.

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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.

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