小柄

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
つか > づか
Grade: S

From (ko, small, little) + (tsuka, handle).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) づか [kòzúká] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞zɨᵝka̠]

Noun

()(づか) • (kozuka) 

  1. knife attached to the sheath of a sword

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
がら
Grade: S

From (ko, small, little) + (gara, physique, build).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がら [kògárá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ɡa̠ɾa̠]

Adjective

()(がら) • (kogara) -na (adnominal ()(がら) (kogara na), adverbial ()(がら) (kogara ni))

  1. small build, short stature
Inflection

Noun

()(がら) • (kogara) 

  1. small build, short stature

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
へい
Grade: S

From (shō, small, little) + (hei, handle, handhold).

Noun

(しょう)(へい) • (shōhei) 

  1. sterigma

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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