► 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:
- 丸太小屋 ⇨ A log cabin
- 彼は小学生の頃から秀才と言われていた ⇨ He was called an extremely smart kid since his elementary school days
- 小説の待望の続編がついに発表された ⇨ The long-awaited sequel of the novel has finally arrived
- 彼は父親に頭を小突かれた ⇨ His father gave him a knock on his head
- 最近は小学生迄皆携帯電話を持っている ⇨ Nowadays even elementary school students all have cell phones
- 彼女は小さい頃から美少女として有名だった ⇨ She was famous as a beautiful girl from a young age
- その小説は別の小説のパクリだ ⇨ That novel is a rip-off of another novel
- 立ち小便禁止 ⇨ No public urinating
- この小説の結末はどうも物足りなかった ⇨ The ending of this novel was not quite satisfactory
- 小麦粉 ⇨ Wheat powder, flour
- 彼等には小さい子供がいる ⇨ They have a small, young, child
- 小鳥がぴよぴよ鳴いている ⇨ Small birds are chirping
- それは小数の人間が言っているだけに過ぎない ⇨ That’s just something a small group of people is claiming
- 小柄な女性 ⇨ A petite woman
- 予想外の幸運に私達は小躍りした ⇨ We did a little dance, jumped for joy, for the unexpected lucky break