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Learn Japanese: chiisai - small

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chiisai

Word

小ちいさいchiisai

Meaning

small

Part of speech

i-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

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Breakdown of chiisai

You see some small animals walking on hooks instead of legs.

Usages of chiisai

あの　小ちいさい　車くるま　は　私わたし　の　じゃ　ない　です。ano chiisai kuruma wa watashi no ja nai desu.

That small car is not mine.

あの　小ちいさな　車くるま　は　私わたし　の　じゃ　ない　です。ano chiisana kuruma wa watashi no ja nai desu.

That small car is not mine.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

その　国くに　は　小ちいさくて　暑あつくて　きれい　です。sono kuni wa chiisakute atsukute kirei desu.

That country is small, hot, and beautiful.

火か山ざん　は　小ちいさく　ありません。kazan wa chiisaku arimasen.

The volcano is not small.

ドイツ　の　北きた　に　ある　小ちいさい　町まち　に　住すんで　いる。doitsu no kita ni aru chiisai machi ni sunde iru.

(I) live in a small town in the north of Germany.

ハムスター　は　小ちいさい　です。hamusutaa wa chiisai desu.

Hamsters are small.

父ちち　は　自じ分ぶん　で　小ちいさな　小こ屋や　を　建たてました。chichi wa jibun de chiisana koya o tatemashita.

My father built a small shed by himself.

この　靴くつ　は　小ちいさくて　歩あるきづらい。kono kutsu wa chiisakute arukizurai.

These shoes are too small, so it’s uncomfortable to walk.

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