JLPT N5 · pre-noun adjectival

小さな (chiisana)

小さな (ちいさな, chiisana) is a Japanese pre-noun adjectival meaning “small; little”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちいさな
Romaji: chiisana
Word class: pre-noun adjectival
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

small; little; tiny · pre-noun adjectival

Example sentences

その犬は小さな男の子に向かって唸った。

The dog growled at a little boy.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 小さな

小

little, smallショウ・ちい.さい・こ- · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 小さな.

小さいちいさいsmall小説しょうせつnovel小鳥ことりsmall bird小学校しょうがっこうprimary school小しょうsmallness小包こづつみparcel小麦こむぎwheat小屋こやhut小銭こぜにsmall change小こsmall小指こゆびlittle finger縮小しゅくしょうreduction小数しょうすうfraction (part of)小便しょうべんurine

Source: JMdict entry 2136180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.