零細 | Japanese meaning

零細【れいさい】

Frequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055.

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)

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零細【れいさい】Frequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055.
れいさい

Generated definitions (experimental)

insignificant; trifling; paltry

This meaning is used to describe something that is too small or unimportant to be worthy of consideration.

でし。

His contribution was insignificant.

。

This issue is merely trifling.

cottage (industry)

This meaning refers to small-scale, decentralized manufacturing, often conducted in homes rather than large factories.

。

She makes handmade candles in a cottage industry.

。

Cottage industries contribute to the local economy.

tiny (company)

This meaning is used to refer to very small businesses, usually characterized by a limited number of employees and small operations.

。

He runs a tiny company.

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It is difficult for tiny companies to survive in a competitive market.

Generated collocations (experimental)

small companycottage industrymicro businesssmall storesmall-scale operatorsmall-scale businesssmall contractorsmall manufacturerto run a small companysupport for small companiescompetition among small businessessmall-scale entrepreneurship

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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Example sentences

2 results

1. でしょう。

Mom-and-pop stores will turn a profit in the new fiscal year.

Tatoeba

2. 。

Mom-and-pop bakeries were overwhelmed by supermarkets.

Tatoeba

零

N2常用

意zero; spill; overflow; nothing; cipher

訓ぜろ、こぼ.す、こぼ.れる

音レイ

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細

N22

意dainty; get thin; taper; slender; narrow; detailed; precise

訓ほそ.い、ほそ.る、こま.か、こま.かい

音サイ

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