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    3. 小異

    小異

    小しょう異い

    minor difference

    KMT9News #31+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    しょうい

    Noun

    1.
    minor difference

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    私わたしたちの意い見けんには小しょう異いがある。

    There are minor differences in our opinions.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    議ぎ論ろんの末すえ、いくつかの小しょう異いは残のこったが、合ごう意いに達たっした。

    After much discussion, some minor differences remained, but we reached an agreement.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    夫ふう婦ふ間かんには小しょう異いがあっても、お互たがいを尊そん重ちょうすることが大たい切せつだ。

    Even if there are minor differences between a married couple, it's important to respect each other.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    政せい治じ的てきな小しょう異いはあれど、国こく民みんの利り益えきのため協きょう力りょくすべきだ。

    Despite minor political differences, we should cooperate for the benefit of the nation.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    表ひょう面めん的てきな小しょう異いにとらわれず、本ほん質しつ的てきな共きょう通つう点てんを見みい出だすことが重じゅう要ようだ。

    It's important not to get caught up in superficial minor differences, but to find essential commonalities.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychologyphilosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    異
    こと・こと.なる・け…(1)
    uncommon・different・queerness・strangeness・wonderful…(2)
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