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    小事

    小しょう事じ

    trifling matter

    KMT9News #30+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab11 strokes

    しょうじ

    Noun

    1.
    trifling matter, trifle

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    そんな小しょう事じにこだわるな。

    Don't fuss over such trifles.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは小しょう事じに気きを配くばる人ひとだ。

    He is a person who pays attention to small details.

    KMT9Daily Life
    大だい事じな目もく標ひょうのためには、小しょう事じにとらわれてはいけない。

    For important goals, one must not be caught up in trifles.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    夫ふう婦ふ喧げん嘩かは小しょう事じから始はじまることが多 い。

    Marital arguments often start from trifles.

    KMT9Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    成せい功こうは小しょう事じの積つみ重かさねから生うまれる。

    Success is born from the accumulation of small things.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
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