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419 word matches found for '小' using reading 'しょう'
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noun
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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novel; (short) story
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Most common form: 少々
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
just a minute; small quantity
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Most common form: 少女
noun
1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうじょ)
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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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1. sizes (various); large and small
2. daisho (matched pair of long and short swords)
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reduction; curtailment
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noun
elementary school; primary school; grade school  (see also: 小学校; abbreviation)
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noun
small to medium
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noun
1. child; small person  (opposite: 大人)
2. dwarf; midget  (opposite: 巨人; this meaning is restricted to reading こびと)
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noun
small country
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smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal  (opposite: 最大)
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Most common form: 少量
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. small dose; small quantity
2. narrowmindedness  (esp. 小量)
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1. urine; piss; pee
2. breaking a contract  (colloquialism)
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noun
rifle; small arms
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young child; infant
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small scale
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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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noun
(Japanese) Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
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noun
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
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noun
asteroid
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noun
small hand drum
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noun
something very small; essay; literary sketch
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Most common form: けっしょうばん
noun
platelet
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Most common form: しょうにか
noun
pediatrics
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microscopic
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I; me; my humble self  (epistolary style; humble; male term or language)
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noun
elementary and middle schools
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noun
small fire
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noun
small electoral district; single-member constituency
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