Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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Probably coined in Japanese as an antonym of 過大 (kadai, too much, too big). Compound of Middle Chinese-derived components, as (ka, excessive, too) +‎ (shō, small).

First cited to a text from 1949.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(しょう) (kashōくわせう (kwaseu)?-na (adnominal ()(しょう) (kashō na), adverbial ()(しょう) (kashō ni))

  1. too small

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN