小型(こがた)

こがた
noun, no-adjective
small-sized, compact
size
1. small-sized, compact, small model
Describes something that is smaller than the standard or regular size. Used as a noun modifier to indicate a compact or miniature version of something.
小型(こがた)の犬(いぬ)が好(す)きだ。
I like small dogs.
小型(こがた)カメラで写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)った。
I took a photo with a compact camera.
最近(さいきん)は小型(こがた)のノートパソコンが人気(にんき)を集(あつ)めている。
Recently, compact laptops have been gaining popularity.

小型(こがた) describes something smaller than the standard size. Functions as a noun modifier (with の or directly compounding).

Common patterns

  • 小型(こがた)の～: small-sized (with の)
  • 小型(こがた)～: small-sized (direct compound, more common)

Common collocations

  • 小型(こがた)車(しゃ): compact car
  • 小型(こがた)犬(けん): small dog breed
  • 小型(こがた)カメラ: compact camera
  • 小型(こがた)家電(かでん): small home appliances
  • 超(ちょう)小型(こがた): ultra-compact

Related words

Note the reading difference: 小型(こがた) and 中型(ちゅうがた) but 大型(おおがた) (not だいがた).

Similar words

  • 小(ちい)さい: small, in general and in the speaker's judgment; 小型(こがた) classifies something as a smaller model or type than the standard (小型(こがた)犬(けん), not 小(ちい)さい犬(いぬ) as a breed category)

Related Words

Antonym: 大型(おおがた) (large-sized)
Related: 中型(ちゅうがた) (medium-sized)
Compare: 小(ちい)さい (small)
Compare: 薄型(うすがた) (thin model)
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Added 2026.2.21 19:25 · Revised 2026.10.15 10:20
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