NichiDict

小さい

N5
ちいさい
[chiisai]
Illustration for 小さい

Meanings

1.Adj-i

small; little; tiny

2.Adj-i

slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small

3.Adj-i

low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

4.Adj-i

unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial

5.Adj-i

young; juvenile

Examples

小さい頃はよく泣いたな。

When I was little, I cried a lot.

小さい頃から本が好きです。

I've liked books since young.

子供の頃に住んでいた家は小さかった

The house I lived in as a child was small.