Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Noun, used as a prefix

(しょう)smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name), unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Noun, used as a prefix

      1.

      smallness, small item

    2. Noun

      2.

      short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)

      Abbreviation,

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    3. Noun, Noun, used as a prefix

      3.

      elementary school

      Abbreviation,

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    4. Noun, used as a prefix

      4.

      smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior

    5. Noun, used as a prefix

      5.

      younger (of two people with the same name), junior

    6. Noun

      6.

      unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)

      Archaic

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    小 【しょう】

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    Examples

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      その授業(じゅぎょう)(しょう)教室(きょうしつ)(おこな)われるそうです。

      I heard that class is held in a small classroom.

      • N3

      (しょう)グループでプレゼンテーションの準備(じゅんび)をする。

      We are preparing for the presentation in small groups.

      • N3

      (きゃく)店員(てんいん)に:「ビールの(しょう)(ふた)つと(だい)(ひと)(くだ)さい!」

      A customer to a staff member: 'Two small beers and one large, please!'

      • N3

      (だい)企業(きぎょう)(しょう)企業(きぎょう)、あなたはどちらで(はたら)きたいと(おも)っていますか?

      Between a large corporation and a small business, which one do you prefer to work for?

      • N3

      (だい)(しょう)()ねる」と()うように、(まよ)った(さい)(おお)きい(ほう)(えら)ぶようにしています。

      As they say, 'Bigger is better than smaller', so I tend to choose the larger option when I'm unsure.

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