小幅

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
はば
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of (ko, small, little) + (haba, width, breadth).[1]

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) はば [kòhábá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
    • IPA(key): [ko̞ha̠ba̠]

    Adjective

    ()(はば) • (kohaba) -na (adnominal ()(はば) (kohaba na), adverbial ()(はば) (kohaba ni))

    1. of a limited range or difference, minor
      小幅(こはば)値動(ねうご)
      kohaba na neugoki
      minor price movements

    Inflection

    Noun

    ()(はば) • (kohaba) 

    1. a narrow breadth, width, or range
    2. a specific measure used for traditional Japanese textiles: single-breadth cloth, roughly 36 cm wide, half of an 大幅 (ōhaba) measure
    3. in markets, a small or limited change in prices

    Synonyms

    • (textile measure): 並幅 (なみはば, namihaba)

    References

    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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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