► 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:
- 小汚い格好をした男 ⇨ A disheveled-looking man
- この小心者め！ ⇨ You coward!
- うちの子が小学校に上がった ⇨ My kid has started going to elementary school
- 小鳥がぴよぴよ鳴いている ⇨ Small birds are chirping
- 柴犬は小型の犬種だ ⇨ Shiba is a small breed of dog
- 文は全て小文字で書かれている ⇨ The entire sentence is written in lower case
- 彼女は小さい時から卓球の神童と呼ばれた ⇨ She had been called a table tennis prodigy since she was little
- 味わい深い小説 ⇨ A very good novel with beautiful, complex, nuances
- 小銭を恵んでくれませんか？ ⇨ Could you spare me some change?
- 推理小説の醍醐味が味わえる作品 ⇨ A work that gives you the best of detective novels. A detective novel at its finest
- その小学校は生徒不足で閉校になった ⇨ The elementary school was closed due to the low number of students
- これを小銭に崩してもらえますか？ ⇨ Can you break this into smaller changes?
- 外科医、小児科医、産婦人科医 ⇨ Surgeon, pediatrician, gynecologist
- 彼女は体は小さいが勝ち気な娘だ ⇨ She is petite but very competitive
- 小生鈴木と申します ⇨ I am, my name is, Suzuki