小さい (Chiisai) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “small, little, tiny, slight”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivesmall; little; tiny
- i-adjectiveslight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
- i-adjectivelow (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
- i-adjectiveunimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
- i-adjectiveyoung; juvenile
Examples
彼女は足が小さい。
She has small feet.
日本の家は小さい。
Japanese houses are small.
彼は小さいが強かった。
He was small, but strong.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).