Definition: 意味
small; little; tiny
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 小さい 【ちいさい】(chiisai)
Meaning:
- small; little; tiny
- slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
- low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
- unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
- young; juvenile
Type: Adjective, い-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
小さい - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
それは小さい。
それはちいさい。
sore wa chiisai.
That's small.
Example #2
あれは小さい犬です。
あれはちいさいいぬです。
are wa chiisai inu desu.
That's a small dog.
Example #3
小さい頃からそれが好きです。
ちいさいころからそれがすきです。
chiisai koro kara sore ga suki desu.
I have liked that since I was small.
Example #4
差が小さい。
さがちいさい。
sa ga chiisai.
The difference is small.
Example #5
私はあなたよりも背が小さいです。
わたしはあなたよりもせがちいさいです。
watashi wa anata yori mo se ga chiisai desu.
I am even shorter than you.
Example #6
このセーターは小さくて私は着られない。
このセーターはちいさくてわたしはきられない。
kono seetaa wa chiisakute watashi wa kirarenai.
This sweater is too small for me to wear.
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