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6 exact word matches found in search '小'
prefix
1. small; little; slight  (see also: 小皿)
2. slightly less than; just about  (see also: 小半日, )
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. smallness; small item
2. short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)  (see also: 小の月)
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prefix
small; little  (see also: さざ波)
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prefix
narrow; thin
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suffix
small; little; dear (figurative sense)  (regional dialect: Ryuukyuu-ben)
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prefix
1. small; narrow  (see also: 小川)
2. familiar prefix  (see also: 小野)
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741 words found beginning with '小'
3
noun
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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novel; (short) story
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small; little; tiny
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Most common form: 少々
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
just a minute; small quantity
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small (babytalk form)  (see also: 小ちゃい, 小さい)
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Most common form: しょうがくせい
noun
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
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Most common form: 子供
noun
child; children
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noun
streamlet; brook
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noun
1. hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen
2. small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; circus tent; booth  (this meaning is restricted to reading こや)
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Most common form: おばさん
noun
1. aunt  (as 伯母さん, older than one's parent, as 叔母さん, younger; honorific; familiar language; often written with kana only)
2. old lady; ma'am (vocative)  (小母さん in kanji form; familiar language; often written with kana only)
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1135 words found containing '小' in any position
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prefix
narrow; thin
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3
small; little; tiny
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noun
ripple (on water); wavelets  (often written with kana only)
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noun
streamlet; brook
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Most common form: 子供
noun
child; children
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4
noun
blind alley; cul-de-sac; impasse; dead-end (street)
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3
noun
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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noun
playhouse; theatre; theater
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noun
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
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noun
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
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