| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n alcohol esp. sake served in a small wooden box | 枡酒 |
| gen. | n alcohol esp. sake served in a small wooden box | 桝酒 |
| gen. | n alcohol esp. sake served in a small wooden box | 升酒 |
| gen. | n alcohol esp. sake sold in a small wooden box | 枡酒 |
| gen. | n alcohol esp. sake sold in a small wooden box | 桝酒 |
| gen. | n alcohol esp. sake sold in a small wooden box | 升酒 |
| gen. | n apartment too small to be legally rented out, and hence let as office or storage space | 脱法ハウス |
| gen. | n vs uk broken into small fragments | 木っ端微塵 |
| gen. | n vs uk broken into small fragments | こっぱ微塵 |
| gen. | n vs uk broken into small fragments | 木葉微塵 |
| gen. | n vs uk broken into small fragments | 木っ端みじん |
| gen. | n vs uk broken into small fragments | 木端微塵 |
| gen. | n communications within a small range | ミニコミ gai1 |
| gen. | ctr counter for small animals | 疋 |
| gen. | ctr counter for small animals | 匹 ichi1 news1 nf04 |
| gen. | ctr counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops | 粒 ichi1 news1 nf10 (tsubu) |
| gen. | cradle used on a slipway for launch or repair of small ships | 船架 (senka) |
| gen. | cut up small | 切り細裂く |
| gen. | cutting into small pieces | ぶつぶつ ichi1 |
| gen. | n device for applying small, clip-style paper fasteners | ガチャック |
| gen. | digging for pipe joint small pit | 会所掘り |
| gen. | n drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup | コップ酒 |
| gen. | n economy having large upper and lower classes and a small middle class | 砂時計経済 |
| gen. | n family containing four species in two genera of small Indo-Pacific fish commonly called scats | クロホシマンジュウダイ科 |
| gen. | n fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water | 缶 (かん) |
| gen. | n fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam | 糸屑 (itokuzu) |
| gen. | n fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam | 糸くず |
| gen. | get a small share of what someone is enjoying | お零れに預かる |
| gen. | get a small share of what someone is enjoying | おこぼれに預かる |
| gen. | adj-i having a small appetite | 食の細い |
| gen. | exp having a small appetite | 食が細い |
| gen. | n fem having a small mouth | 口細 |
| gen. | integrated small water system | 統合簡易水道 |
| gen. | exp It's a small world after all | 世間は広い様で狭い |
| gen. | n kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms | カウンター・キッチン |
| gen. | n kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms | カウンターキッチン |
| gen. | n knitted or crocheted small stuffed animal or anthropomorphic creature | 編み包み |
| gen. | adj-no on the small side | 小さめ |
| gen. | exp adj-i on the small side | やや小さい |
| gen. | adj-no on the small side | 小さ目 |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no on the small side | 小ぶり |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no on the small side | 小振り |
| gen. | Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & | 大阪中小企業投資育成株式会社 |
| gen. | perform a small motion repetitively | 挵る oK (i.e. picking or poking something) |
| gen. | n person of small capacities | 小器 |
| gen. | n protozoan parasite of the small intestine that causes giardiasis | ランブル鞭毛虫 |
| gen. | n rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot | 釜めし |
| gen. | n rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot | 釜飯 |
| gen. | n single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed | 取皿 |
| gen. | n single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed | 取り皿 |
| gen. | n small administrative unit | 小字 (of a village) |
| gen. | n small amount | 低額 news2 nf27 (ていがく) |
| gen. | adv adj-no small amount | 露許り |
| gen. | small amount | 少量 |
| gen. | exp n adj-na adj-no small amount | ほんのわずか |
| gen. | adv adj-no small amount | 露ばかり |
| gen. | exp small amount | ちっとやそっと |
| gen. | n small amount | 一掬 |
| gen. | small amount | 小口 news1 nf10 (しょうくち) |
| gen. | small amount | 一歩 news1 nf05 |
| gen. | small amount of effort | 一息 news2 nf25 |
| gen. | n small amount of money | 一銭 |
| gen. | n small amount of rainfall | 少雨 |
| gen. | n small amount of silk | 尺けん (i.e. only one foot of cloth) |
| gen. | n small amount of silk | 尺縑 (i.e. only one foot of cloth) |
| gen. | small amount of work | 一挙手一投足 news2 nf36 |
| gen. | small amplitude theory | 微小振幅理論 |
| gen. | small amplitude wave theory | 微小震幅波理論 |
| gen. | small amplitude waves | 微小振幅波 |
| gen. | small amplitude waves theory | 微小振幅波理論 |
| gen. | n small apartment rented by the week | ウィークリーマンション |
| gen. | n small area | 撮土 |
| gen. | n small arms | 砲 (ほう) |
| gen. | n small arms | 小銃 news1 nf12 |
| gen. | n small arms | 小火器 |
| gen. | n small arms | 銃器 news1 nf19 |
| gen. | n small arms | 小型武器 |
| gen. | n small arms | 銃火器 |
| gen. | n small arms | 銃 news1 nf03 (じゅう) |
| gen. | n small attendance | 不入り |
| gen. | n small automated monorail | スロープ・カー |
| gen. | n small automated monorail | スロープカー |
| gen. | n vs small avalanche | 落雪 |
| gen. | n small bamboo | 篠竹 (しのだけ) |
| gen. | n small bamboo | 笹竹 |
| gen. | n small bear | 子熊 |
| gen. | n small bear | 小熊 |
| gen. | n small beer mug | 小ジョッキ |
| gen. | n small bird | 小鳥 ichi1 news1 nf18 |
| gen. | n small birds | 燕雀 |
| gen. | n obsc small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove | 榾柮 |
| gen. | n obsc small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove | 榾 |
| gen. | n small book | 小著 |
| gen. | n small-bore rifle | スモール・ボア・ライフル |
| gen. | n small-bore rifle | スモールボアライフル |
| gen. | n small bottle | 小瓶 |
| gen. | n small box | 小筥 |
| gen. | n small box | 小匣 |
| gen. | n small box | 小箱 |
| gen. | n small branch school | 分教場 |
| gen. | n small brazier | 手あぶり |
| gen. | n small brazier | 手焙り |
| gen. | n small delicate breasts | 微乳 |
| gen. | n small breasts | ぺチャパイ |
| gen. | n small breasts | ぺちゃぱい |
| gen. | n small-breed dog | 小型犬 |
| gen. | small bribe | 薬 ichi1 news1 nf04 (くすり) |
| gen. | n small bucket | 小桶 |
| gen. | n small Buddhist image inside another Buddhist image | 胎内佛 |
| gen. | n small Buddhist image inside another Buddhist image | 胎内仏 |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no small build | 小がら |
| gen. | n small build | 小兵 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | adj-na n small build | 小作り |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no small build | 小柄 news1 nf12 |
| gen. | adv vs small but quite wide around | ずんぐりむっくり |
| gen. | adv vs small but wide around | ずんぐり |
| gen. | n small cabinet | 用箪笥 |
| gen. | n small calendar or almanac affixed to a pillar or wall | 柱暦 |
| gen. | n adj-no small calibre | 小口径 |
| gen. | n small car | 小型車 |
| gen. | n small compact car | 小型乗用車 |
| gen. | n small castle | 屋形 |
| gen. | n small castle | 館 |
| gen. | n obsc arch small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat | 掻き揚げ城 |
| gen. | n obsc arch small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat | 搔き揚げ城 oK |
| gen. | n obsc arch small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat | かき揚げ城 |
| gen. | n small cavity | 細孔 (さいこう) |
| gen. | n uk sens small child | 禿び |
| gen. | n small chrysanthemum | 小菊 |
| gen. | n small cigar | シガリロ |
| gen. | n small city | 小都市 (しょう・とし) |
| gen. | n small claims court | 小法廷 |
| gen. | n small clamp | 合折釘 (あいおれくぎ) |
| gen. | n small clamp | 合折れ釘 |
| gen. | n small class | 少人数学級 |
| gen. | n small clause | 小節 |
| gen. | n small cloth for wiping tea utensils | 服紗 |
| gen. | n small cloth for wiping tea utensils | 帛紗 |
| gen. | n small cloth for wiping tea utensils | 袱紗 |
| gen. | n small coloured sugar candy covered in bulges | 金米糖 ateji |
| gen. | n small coloured sugar candy covered in bulges | 金平糖 ateji |
| gen. | n small confection comprising two thin waffle-like biscuits with cream between them | ゴーフレット |
| gen. | n adj-no small cow | 仔牛 |
| gen. | n adj-no small cow | 犢 |
| gen. | n adj-no small cow | 小牛 ichi1 |
| gen. | n adj-no small cow | 子牛 news1 nf24 |
| gen. | small crack | 寸隙 |
| gen. | n small cradle basket | クーファン |
| gen. | n small cradle basket | クーハン |
| gen. | n small craft | 小船 |
| gen. | n small craft | 小舟 news2 nf27 spec2 |
| gen. | n uk small cranberry | 蔓苔桃 (Vaccinium oxycoccos) |
| gen. | n small cup | デミタス |
| gen. | n uk small cup | 猪口 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | n small cup | ドミタス |
| gen. | n uk small cup | 御猪口 |
| gen. | n uk small cup | お猪口 |
| gen. | n small cupboard on wall of tokonoma | 袋戸棚 (ふくろとだな) |
| gen. | small cupboard or closed shelf on the side of a tokonoma | 袋棚 (ふくろだな) |
| gen. | n vs small decrease | 微減 |
| gen. | n obsc small desk | 小机 |
| gen. | n small dining table | 膳 news1 nf18 (usu. for a single person) |
| gen. | n small dish | 小皿 news2 nf42 spec2 |
| gen. | n small dish for serving condiments | 薬味皿 |
| gen. | n small door which leads into a tea ceremony hut | にじり口 |
| gen. | n small door which leads into a tea ceremony hut | 躙り口 |
| gen. | n small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku | 篳篥 (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below) |
| gen. | small drink | 一瓢 (esp. of alcohol) |
| gen. | small drinking party | 一献 |
| gen. | n small drum | 小太鼓 |
| gen. | n small edged weapon often used for throwing | 手裏剣 |
| gen. | n small edition | 縮刷版 news2 nf44 |
| gen. | n small eggplant | 小茄子 |
| gen. | n small ego | 小主観 |
| gen. | n small face | 小顔 (of a woman generally considered attractive) |
| gen. | n small factory in town | 町工場 news2 nf27 |
| gen. | small family | 小所帯 |
| gen. | n small fence to keep out people and horses | 駒寄せ |
| gen. | n small festival held the night before a full festival | 宵祭 |
| gen. | n small festival held the night before a full festival | 宵祭り |
| gen. | n small festival on the eve of the main festival | 宵山 (esp. of the Gion festival) |
| gen. | n adj-no obsc small-field | 狭視野 |
| gen. | n vs small fight with a military enemy | 小ぜり合い |
| gen. | n vs small fight with a military enemy | 小競合い |
| gen. | n vs small fight with a military enemy | 小競り合い news2 nf30 |
| gen. | n small fishing boat | 漁舟 |
| gen. | n adj-na adj-no small, flat nose | 鼻ぺちゃ |
| gen. | n adj-na adj-no small, flat nose | 鼻ペチャ |
| gen. | small flow sewerage system | 小規模下水道 |
| gen. | small for dates infant | 不当軽量児 |
| gen. | n small former Japanese oval gold coin | 小判 news2 nf39 |
| gen. | n small fox | 小狐 |
| gen. | n small fox | 子狐 |
| gen. | n small fox | 子ぎつね |
| gen. | exp small fraction | 極一部 |
| gen. | exp small fraction | ごく一部 |
| gen. | n small fry | 雑魚 (ざこ) |
| gen. | n small fry | 雑喉 |
| gen. | n small fry | 鼠輩 |
| gen. | n small fry | 三下奴 |
| gen. | n small fry | 雑兵 |
| gen. | n uk sens small fry | 禿び |
| gen. | small gain theorem | スモールゲイン定理 |
| gen. | n small garden | 小庭 (こにわ) |
| gen. | n small garden best enjoyed while sitting at a fixed viewing point | 座観式庭園 |
| gen. | small garden gate | 切り戸口 |
| gen. | small garden gate | 切戸口 (きりどぐち) |
| gen. | n small gate | 潜門 io |
| gen. | n small gate | 潜り門 |
| gen. | n small gate in a mud or stone wall | 坅門 |
| gen. | n small gate in a mud or stone wall | 埋み門 |
| gen. | n small gate in a mud or stone wall | 穴門 |
| gen. | n vs small gathering | 円居 |
| gen. | n small goods | 精肉 news2 nf45 |
| gen. | n small low growth | 低成長 |
| gen. | n obsc small guardrail | 小闌 |
| gen. | n obsc small guardrail | 小欄 |
| gen. | n adj-no small handful | 一握り ichi1 news1 nf24 |
| gen. | n small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes | 締め太鼓 |
| gen. | exp n small hill | 小高い丘 (こだかいおか) |
| gen. | n small hill | 小丘 |
| gen. | small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji | ルビ gai1 esp. ルビー (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material) |
| gen. | small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji | ルビー gai1 (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material, rubī) |
| gen. | n small horse | 小馬 |
| gen. | n small horse | 仔馬 |
| gen. | n small horse | 子馬 |
| gen. | n uk small household fly | 小蝿 (e.g. fruit fly) |
| gen. | n uk small household fly | 小蠅 (e.g. fruit fly) |
| gen. | n uk small household fly | 小バエ (e.g. fruit fly) |
| gen. | n uk small Indian pratincole | 姫燕千鳥 |
| gen. | n small informal Italian restaurant | トラットリア |
| gen. | n small insect | 小虫 |
| gen. | n small instant camera | チェキ |
| gen. | n small island | 小島 news1 nf06 |
| gen. | n small isolated island | 離れ小島 |
| gen. | n n-pref small item | 小 |
| gen. | n small knapsack | サブリュック |
| gen. | n small knife | ペティナイフ |
| gen. | n small knife | プチナイフ |
| gen. | n small knife | プチ・ナイフ |
| gen. | n small knife | 小刀 news2 nf42 spec2 |
| gen. | n small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like | 刀子 |
| gen. | n obsc small light | 豆電燈 oK |
| gen. | n obsc small light | 豆電灯 |
| gen. | n vs small loan | 寸借 |
| gen. | n Small Magellanic Cloud | 小マゼラン雲 (Shō-Mazeran-un) |
| gen. | small man | 豆男 |
| gen. | n small man | 小男 |
| gen. | exp small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority | 虎の威を借る狐 |
| gen. | n small mark | 小的 |
| gen. | exp small mercy | 不幸中の幸い (from some misfortune) |
| gen. | n small metal bowl | 鋺 |
| gen. | n small metal bowl | 金椀 |
| gen. | n small military force | 寡勢 |
| gen. | adj-i small-minded | せこい |
| gen. | n small mochi placed on top of a big mochi | 重ね餅 |
| gen. | small molecule | 小分子 |
| gen. | n small monkey | 子猿 |
| gen. | n small monkey | 小猿 |
| gen. | n obsc small mountain range | 山彙 |
| gen. | n small movements | 小動き |
| gen. | n small mustache | ちょび髭 |
| gen. | small noh accessory | 柄振り |
| gen. | small noh accessory | 柄振 |
| gen. | n small number | １つ２つ |
| gen. | n small number | 一つ二つ |
| gen. | n adj-no small number of people | 少人数 |
| gen. | exp small number of people | 若干名 |
| gen. | n small number of people | 小人数 news2 nf27 |
| gen. | n small numbers | 寡 |
| gen. | n small octavo | 菊判 |
| gen. | n small okurigana used with kanbun | 捨仮名 |
| gen. | n small okurigana used with kanbun | 捨て仮名 |
| gen. | n vs small or fine handwriting | 細筆 |
| gen. | uk small ornamental false cypress | 桧葉 (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species) |
| gen. | uk small ornamental false cypress | 檜葉 (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species, ひば) |
| gen. | n small part | 小部分 (of the whole, しょう・ぶぶん) |
| gen. | n small-part actress | わんさガール |
| gen. | n small dinner party | 小宴 |
| gen. | small pattern | 小がら |
| gen. | small pattern | 小柄 news1 nf12 |
| gen. | n small penis | 短小ペニス |
| gen. | n small person | 小人 ichi1 news2 nf26 |
| gen. | n small pillars supporting the main pillars of a torii or a temple gate | 袖柱 |
| gen. | n small plate | 手塩皿 |
| gen. | n small plate | 手塩 news2 nf44 |
| gen. | n small plates for individual helpings of food | 銘銘皿 |
| gen. | n small plates for individual helpings of food | 銘々皿 |
| gen. | n small plot of land | 尺地 |
| gen. | n small political party | 小政党 |
| gen. | n small political party | 小党 news2 nf28 |
| gen. | n uk small pondweed | 糸藻 (Potamogeton pusillus) |
| gen. | n small pot | 小鍋 |
| gen. | n small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman | 守り袋 |
| gen. | n uk small pratincole | 姫燕千鳥 (Glareola lactea) |
| gen. | n small profit | 小利 |
| gen. | n small profits | 薄利 (はくり) |
| gen. | n yoji small profits and quick returns | 薄利多売 news2 nf43 |
| gen. | adv n small quantity | 些し oK |
| gen. | n-adv n small quantity | 少少 |
| gen. | n-adv n small quantity | 小々 |
| gen. | n-adv n small quantity | 小小 |
| gen. | adj-na n-adv n small quantity | 少量 ichi1 news1 nf14 |
| gen. | adj-na n-adv n small quantity | 小量 ichi1 |
| gen. | n-adv n small quantity | 少々 ichi1 news1 nf15 |
| gen. | adv n small quantity | 寡し |
| gen. | adj-na adv n uk small quantity | 纔か |
| gen. | adv n small quantity | 少し ichi1 news1 nf01 |
| gen. | adj-na adv n uk small quantity | 僅か ichi1 |
| gen. | n vs small quantity of water | 小水 |
| gen. | adj-f small radius | 小逕 oK |
| gen. | adj-f small radius | 小路 |
| gen. | adj-f small radius | 小径 |
| gen. | adj-f small radius | 小道 news2 nf36 (こみち) |
| gen. | small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof | あばら家 (with no walls) |
| gen. | small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof | 荒ら屋 (with no walls) |
| gen. | small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof | 荒ら家 (with no walls) |
| gen. | small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof | 荒屋 io (with no walls, あばらや) |
| gen. | small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof | 荒家 io (with no walls) |
| gen. | small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof | あばら屋 (with no walls) |
| gen. | n small rock | 石礫 |
| gen. | n small rock | 石つぶて |
| gen. | n small roof | 小屋根 (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc., こやね) |
| gen. | small room | 小房 (esp. with tatami mats) |
| gen. | n obsc small room | 小間 (こま) |
| gen. | n small room | 小部屋 |
| gen. | n small, round biscuit | ボーロ |
| gen. | n small, round cookie | ボーロ |
| gen. | n small round structured virus | 小型球形ウイルス |
| gen. | small safe | セイフティ・ボックス |
| gen. | small safe | セイフティボックス |
| gen. | small samurai sword used for decapitation | 首斬り |
| gen. | small samurai sword used for decapitation | 首切り news2 nf28 |
| gen. | n small satchel | 小鞄 |
| gen. | small satellite | 小型衛星 |
| gen. | n small saucepan | 小鍋 |
| gen. | n small fish scale | 細鱗 |
| gen. | n adj-no small scale | 小所帯 |
| gen. | adj-na n small scale | 小規模 news1 nf09 (しょうきぼ) |
| gen. | small scale energy dissipator | 小規模減勢工 |
| gen. | n small-scale finance | リテールファイナンス |
| gen. | n small-scale finance | リテール・ファイナンス |
| gen. | n small-scale finance | リテール・バンキング |
| gen. | n small-scale finance | リテールバンキング |
| gen. | small-scale map | 小縮尺地図 |
| gen. | small-scale plot | 零細地 |
| gen. | n small scale production model kit | ガレージ・キット (e.g. for figurines) |
| gen. | n small scale production model kit | ガレージキット (e.g. for figurines) |
| gen. | n small-scale version of the 88 temples of Shikoku | 島四国 (i.e. on Awaji Island) |
| gen. | small scale yielding | 小規模降伏 |
| gen. | small school | 教室 ichi1 news1 nf03 (きょうしつ) |
| gen. | n uk small screaming armadillo | 毛長アルマジロ |
| gen. | n small seal script | 小篆 (arising during China's Warring States period) |
| gen. | n small separate dining room | 小上り |
| gen. | n small separate dining room | 小上がり |
| gen. | n small shield | 小楯 |
| gen. | n small shield over motorcycle gauges | メーター・バイザー |
| gen. | n small shield over motorcycle gauges | メーターバイザー |
| gen. | n small shop | 小見世 |
| gen. | n small shop | 小店 |
| gen. | n small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc. | ミルク・ホール |
| gen. | n small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc. | ミルクホール |
| gen. | n small shovel | 円匙 originally jargon of the Imperial Japanese Army |
| gen. | n small shovel or trowel used in gardening | 園芸用こて |
| gen. | n small shovel or trowel used in gardening | 園芸用鏝 |
| gen. | n small shovel or trowel used in gardening | 園藝用鏝 oK |
| gen. | n small shovel or trowel used in gardening | 移植鏝 |
| gen. | n small shovel or trowel used in gardening | 移植ごて |
| gen. | small shrimp, prawn or lobster | 小海老 (こえび) |
| gen. | small shrimp, prawn or lobster | 小蝦 |
| gen. | small shrimp, prawn or lobster | 小エビ |
| gen. | n small shrine | 小祠 |
| gen. | small shrine | 祠堂 (しとう) |
| gen. | n small shrine | 神庫 |
| gen. | n small shrine | 宝倉 |
| gen. | small shrine | 小社 |
| gen. | n small shrine built at a crossroads | 辻社 |
| gen. | n small shrine in a thicket | 叢祠 |
| gen. | n small silk wrapper | 帛紗 |
| gen. | n small silk wrapper | 服紗 |
| gen. | n small silk wrapper | 袱紗 |
| gen. | n small size | 小判 news2 nf39 (of paper) |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no small size | 小形 |
| gen. | adj-na n small size | 小作り |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no small size | 小型 ichi1 news1 nf05 (こがた) |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no small size | 小振り |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no small size | 小ぶり |
| gen. | n small size | エスサイズ |
| gen. | adj-na n small-sized | 狭小 |
| gen. | small-sized pulley | 蟬 |
| gen. | small-sized pulley | 蝉 ichi1 news2 nf35 (せみ) |
| gen. | small-sized vehicle | 小型運搬車 |
| gen. | n small-sized wardrobe | ベビー箪笥 |
| gen. | n uk small spiral-shelled snail | 辛螺 |
| gen. | small spiral-shelled snail | 海螺 (esp. a pond snail) |
| gen. | n uk small spiral-shelled snail | 螺 |
| gen. | n small-spotted catshark | ハナカケトラザメ (Scyliorhinus canicula, species found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean) |
| gen. | n small statue of Shoki the Plague-Queller | 鍾馗さん (placed on the overhang of traditional houses) |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no small stature | 小がら |
| gen. | n small stature | 矮躯 |
| gen. | n small stature | 小兵 news2 nf31 |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no small stature | 小柄 news1 nf12 |
| gen. | adj-na n adj-no small stature or ability | 小粒 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n small stream | せせらぎ |
| gen. | small sum | 小口 news1 nf10 (しょうくち) |
| gen. | n small paltry sum | はした金 (of money) |
| gen. | n small paltry sum | 端金 (of money, はしたがね) |
| gen. | n small paltry sum | 端た金 (of money) |
| gen. | n adj-no small sum | 少額 news1 nf23 (e.g. of money) |
| gen. | n adj-no small sum | 小額 (e.g. of money, しょうがく) |
| gen. | n small sum | 一紙半銭 |
| gen. | n small sum of money | 小金 news2 nf36 (こがね) |
| gen. | n small sweet green pepper | 獅子唐辛子 |
| gen. | n small sword | 小太刀 |
| gen. | n vs small talk | 話話 |
| gen. | n vs small talk | 話々 |
| gen. | n small target | 小的 |
| gen. | n small tatami room | 小座敷 |
| gen. | n small teapot | 急須 |
| gen. | n small theater | 小劇場 |
| gen. | n adj-no small things | 微物 |
| gen. | n small throwing blade | 手裏剣 |
| gen. | n small tiger | 小虎 |
| gen. | n small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period | 揚弓 ik |
| gen. | n small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period | 楊弓 |
| gen. | n small toy sold with food | 食品玩具 |
| gen. | n small tube | 細管 (さいかん) |
| gen. | n small twist | ひと手間 |
| gen. | n small twist | 一手間 |
| gen. | n small typhoon | 豆台風 |
| gen. | small vein | 小静脈 |
| gen. | small vessel | 小血管 |
| gen. | n small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed | 盃洗 |
| gen. | n small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed | 杯洗い |
| gen. | n small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed | 杯洗 |
| gen. | n small village | 小村 |
| gen. | n small water snails | ばい貝 |
| gen. | small water supply system | 簡易水道 (かん'い・すいどう) |
| gen. | small water utility | 簡易水道事業 |
| gen. | small water utility bond | 簡易水道事業債 |
| gen. | n uk small wayside shrine | 叢祠 |
| gen. | n uk small wayside shrine | 祠 |
| gen. | n small weapon | 寸鉄 |
| gen. | n small window | 小窓 (こまど) |
| gen. | n small latticework window placed up high | 狐窓 (きつねまど) |
| gen. | n small wireless telephone | トランシーバ (toranshība) |
| gen. | n small wireless telephone | トランシーバー gai1 (toranshibā) |
| gen. | small wooden crib dams | 木製枠構造堰堤 |
| gen. | n small wooden door at the rear of a noh stage | 切り戸口 |
| gen. | n small wooden door at the rear of a noh stage | 切戸口 (きりどぐち) |
| gen. | small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck | チャグチャグ馬こ (made in Iwate Prefecture) |
| gen. | small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck | チャグチャグ馬コ (made in Iwate Prefecture) |
| gen. | n small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands | 竹蜻蛉 |
| gen. | n small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands | 竹とんぼ |
| gen. | n small wooden mallet | 才槌 (さいづち) |
| gen. | on-mim something small hopping repeatedly | ちょんちょん |
| gen. | n something small or petty | 瑣事 |
| gen. | n something small or petty | 些事 |
| gen. | something small, short or thin | 三寸 (roughly the size of three sun) |
| gen. | n something very small | 蚊の涙 |
| gen. | n something very small | 小品 news1 nf22 |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no somewhat small | 小ぶり |
| gen. | adj-na adj-no somewhat small | 小振り |
| gen. | exp stupidity of using people for small things | 阿呆の足下使い |
| gen. | exp adj-no uk such a small extent | 其れしき |
| gen. | exp adj-no uk such a small extent | 其れ式 |
| gen. | exp adj-no uk such a small extent | 其式 io |
| gen. | exp adj-no uk such a small extent | それ式 |
| gen. | taking out small loans | キャッシング gai1 |
| gen. | n tax-free small-sum savings system | 丸優 (often used by the elderly and the disabled) |
| gen. | n tax-free small-sum savings system | マル優 (often used by the elderly and the disabled) |
| gen. | n tendency to be content with small successes | 小成に安んじる風 |
| gen. | n the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive | 六体 |
| gen. | adj-na n yoji throwing one's weight around in a small group without knowing one's real worth in a larger world outside | 夜郎自大 |
| gen. | exp yoji trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing | 矯角殺牛 |
| gen. | int used to scold small children and pets | メッ |
| gen. | int used to scold small children and pets | め |
| gen. | int used to scold small children and pets | めっ |
| gen. | n variety of small Chinese cabbage | わわ菜 |
| gen. | n variety of small Chinese cabbage | 娃娃菜 |
| gen. | n variety of small Chinese cabbage | 娃々菜 |
| gen. | n various kinds of small trees | 雑木 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | adj-i uk very small | 小い slightly pejorative |
| gen. | adj-i very small | 細細しい |
| gen. | adj-i very small | 細々しい |
| gen. | n very small | 極小さい |
| gen. | adj-i uk very small | 小っこい |
| gen. | exp very small | 猫の額のような (particularly of a room or flat) |
| gen. | adj-na uk very small | 小っぽけ |
| gen. | n adj-no uk very small amount which looks like nothing | 無け無し |
| gen. | n adj-no uk very small amount which looks like nothing | 無けなし |
| gen. | n uk col very small breasts | ない乳 |
| gen. | n uk col very small breasts | 無い乳 |
| gen. | exp n very small difference | タッチの差 (esp. in time) |
| gen. | exp n very small quantity | すずめの涙 |
| gen. | n very small quantity | 毫釐 |
| gen. | exp n very small quantity | 雀の涙 |
| gen. | n way of entangling one's hands together to leave a small opening between the middle and ring fingers | 狐の窓 |
| gen. | n wide-mouthed ceramic vessel having a small hole in its spherical base | 半挿 esp. 𤭯 (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids) |
| gen. | n wide-mouthed ceramic vessel having a small hole in its spherical base | 匜 (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids) |