Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 小事(しょうじ) in Japanese

小事
Kana Reading
しょうじ
Romaji
shōji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    trifling matter; trifle
    Example sentence
    小事を軽んずるなかれ。 Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Examples of 小事, しょうじ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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事 JLPT 4

8 strokes

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

On'Yomi: ジ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: こと, つか.う, つか.える

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