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18 word matches found for '小' using reading 'ちい'
3
small; little; tiny
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1
small; little; tiny  (see also: 大きな)
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expression, 'i' adjective
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish  (see also: 気の小さい)
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expression, 'i' adjective
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish  (see also: 気が小さい)
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noun
baby; infant  (archaic)
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small mouthed
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expression, 'i' adjective
very small
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expression, 'i' adjective
a size smaller
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intolerant (e.g. to others misbehaviour)  (see also: 器が小さい; opposite: 器の大きい)
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expression
intolerant (e.g. to others misbehaviour)  (see also: 器の小さい; opposite: 器が大きい)
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smallish; on the small side
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expression, 'i' adjective
1. less than ...  (e.g. 〜より小さい)
2. smaller ...  (e.g. より小さい〜)
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noun
small government; limited government
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expression, noun or verb acting prenominally
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted  (idiomatic expression; vulgar expression or word)
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Most common form: 小さい頃
expression
as a child; when one was a child
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expression, 'i' adjective
smallish; on the small side  (opposite: やや大きい)
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small (babytalk form)
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