小柄

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小 柄
こ
Grade: 1
つか > づか
Grade: S

From 小 (ko, “small, little”) +‎ 柄 (tsuka, “handle”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

小(こ)柄(づか) • (kozuka) 

  1. knife attached to the sheath of a sword

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小 柄
こ
Grade: 1
がら
Grade: S

From 小 (ko, “small, little”) +‎ 柄 (gara, “physique, build”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

小(こ)柄(がら) • (kogara) -na (adnominal 小(こ)柄(がら)な (kogara na), adverbial 小(こ)柄(がら)に (kogara ni))

  1. small build, short stature
Inflection

Noun

小(こ)柄(がら) • (kogara) 

  1. small build, short stature

Etymology 3

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

From 小 (shō, “small, little”) +‎ 柄 (hei, “handle, handhold”).

Noun

小(しょう)柄(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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