► 名詞
小 [(1)しょう] [coll] meaning: urine rank: 3
☆ 小がしたい ⇨ I need to do No.1 (☛ An abbreviation of 小便)
► 接尾辞
小 [しょう] meaning: school rank: 2
☆ うちの子供は東小に行っている ⇨ My kids go to Higashi elementary school (☛ An abbreviation of 小学校)
► 接頭辞
小 [しょう] meaning: small rank: 1
☆ 小企業に有利な税制 ⇨ Tax system advantageous for small business
小 [こ] meaning: little rank: 2
☆ 小憎らしい事を言うな ⇨ What a bratty thing to say (☛ Not excessive but noticeable)
☆ 小生意気なガキ ⇨ A little cocky brat (☛ Not excessive but noticeable)
小 [こ] meaning: small rank: 2
☆ 小匙一杯の塩 ⇨ A small spoon, teaspoon, of salt
☆ 河の真ん中にある小島 (こじま) ⇨ A tiny island in the middle of a river
More examples:
- 小さい車 ⇨ A small car
- 小匙一杯の塩 (こさじ) ⇨ A small spoonful of salt
- 外科医、小児科医、産婦人科医 ⇨ Surgeon, pediatrician, gynecologist
- これぐらいの小雨なら試合は出来る ⇨ We can play the game under a light drizzle like this
- 大国は小国の利害など眼中に無い ⇨ The big countries don’t care about the interests of the small countries
- いつも大は小を兼ねる訳では無い ⇨ It is not always big doubles small, big can do what small can do
- この車は小回りが利く ⇨ This car can make tight turns
- 人を小馬鹿にしたような態度 ⇨ A scornful attitude
- 何よ、短小の癖して！ ⇨ You only have a short and small dick!
- うちの息子は小さい頃大変な利かん坊だった ⇨ My son was very stubborn when he was little
- 小さな島にとって海の水位の変化は死活問題だ ⇨ The sea level change is a matter of death and life for small islands
- 彼は父親に頭を小突かれた ⇨ His father gave him a knock on his head
- 全ての経費の内の旅費を小計した金額 ⇨ The travel expense subtotal amount among the entire expenses
- その小説は以前に書かれた小説をパクったものだ ⇨ That novel is copied, plagiarized, from the one written some time ago
- 中小企業の経営者 ⇨ Entrepreneurs of small and mid-sized businesses