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：2026/01/08
小
Hiragana
こ / しょう
Prefix
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
小さいこと。わずかであること。 / 年下・目下などを表す接頭語。 / 愛情・親しみなどの気持ちを込めて人名などに付ける語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ことばのまえにつけて、ちいさいことや、すこしだけのいみをあらわす。なまえにつけて、したしみやひかえめのきもちをしめす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
作前缀，表示“小、微、小型”。 / 加在某些名字或称呼前，表达亲昵、谦逊或轻微之意。 / 俗用以指“小”或“轻微”。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
表示尺寸、規模小 / 加在人名或稱呼前，表達親暱或語氣色彩 / 諺語性用法，指微小、輕微
Korean Meaning
작거나 소규모·소형임을 나타내는 접두사 / 이름 등에 붙여 친근함이나 애칭을 나타내는 접두사 / 속담에서 ‘작음’이나 ‘사소함’을 가리킴
Indonesian
awalan yang berarti kecil atau berukuran kecil / dipakai pada nama tertentu untuk memberi nuansa keakraban atau ungkapan perasaan / digunakan secara peribahasa untuk menyatakan hal yang kecil atau ringan
Vietnamese Meaning
tiền tố chỉ “nhỏ, bé, ít” về kích thước hoặc mức độ / gắn trước tên riêng để biểu lộ cảm xúc hoặc thân mật / dùng theo lối tục ngữ để chỉ điều “nhỏ” hoặc “nhẹ”
Tagalog Meaning
panlaping nagsasaad ng maliit o munting sukat o saklaw / ikinakabit sa ilang pangalan upang magpahayag ng damdamin o pagkakalapit / ginagamit sa kawikaan bilang sagisag ng maliit o bahagya
Sense（1）
small in shape or scale
Sense（2）
attached to certain names to give expression or feelings
Sense（3）
used proverbially to represent small
or slight
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（ hiragana historical ）
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small in shape or scale / attached to certain names to give expression or feelings / used proverbially to represent small
or slight
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小
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A small bird perched on the window sill and began to chirp.
A small bird perched on the window sill and began to chirp.
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小鳥が窓辺にとまって、さえずり始めました。
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