► 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:
- 劇場は想像より遥かに小さく、せせこましい感じすらした ⇨ The theater was far smaller than I had imagined, even too cramped
- 恋愛小説 ⇨ A romantic novel
- 公務員は金額の大小を問わず贈答品を受け取る事は出来ない ⇨ Public servants cannot receive gifts regardless of the monetary amount
- 彼の功績は過小評価されていた ⇨ His achievements used to be very underrated
- 小学校の校長 ⇨ An elementary school principal
- うちの冷蔵庫はこれより一回り小さい ⇨ My fridge at home is one size smaller than this one
- 小便がしたい ⇨ I need to pee
- 小脳 ⇨ A cerebellum
- 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
- 製品の高性能と小型化を両立することに大変苦心した ⇨ We had to think really hard to make the product high-performance and small without compromising
- 彼女の小説は何冊か読んだ ⇨ I’ve read several of her novels
- 探偵小説 ⇨ A detective story
- 小児科医 ⇨ A pediatrician
- うちの娘は小学生だ ⇨ My daughter is an elementary school student
- あの洟垂れ小僧が！ ⇨ That damn snotty brat!