小
ショウ
ちい.さい • こ- • お- • さ-
little; small
Words
小事は大事
しょうじはだいじ
- a small leak can sink a great ship exp proverb
小の虫を殺して大の虫を生かす
しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをいかす
- to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and save a large one exp proverb
山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い
さんしょうはこつぶでもぴりりとからい
- size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle exp proverb
小盗人
こぬすびと
- sneak thief n
小技
こわざ
- delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver n