小文字(こもじ)

こもじ
noun
lowercase letter; small kana
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1. lowercase letter
A small letter of the alphabet, as opposed to a capital letter. Used when discussing Roman script (romaji) or foreign languages.
パスワードは小文字(こもじ)で入力(にゅうりょく)してください。
Please enter the password in lowercase.
メールアドレスの大文字(おおもじ)と小文字(こもじ)は区別(くべつ)されない。
Email addresses are not case-sensitive (uppercase and lowercase are not distinguished).
大文字(おおもじ)と小文字(こもじ)を含(ふく)むパスワードを設定(せってい)してください。
Please set a password that includes both uppercase and lowercase letters.
2. small kana character
A small-sized kana character such as ぁ, ぃ, っ, ゃ, ゅ, ょ. These are used for contracted sounds (拗音(ようおん)), the double consonant (促音(そくおん)), and other phonetic purposes.
「きゃ」の「ゃ」は小文字(こもじ)だ。
The 'ya' in 'kya' is a small kana character.
「っ」は小文字(こもじ)の「つ」で、促音(そくおん)を表(あらわ)す。
The small 'tsu' (っ) represents a double consonant.
キーボードで小文字(こもじ)の「ゃ」を打(う)つには、まず「x」か「l」を押(お)す。
To type the small 'ya' (ゃ) on a keyboard, first press 'x' or 'l'.

Usage

The opposite is 大文字(おおもじ) (uppercase letter / large kana). In computing contexts, 小文字(こもじ) usually refers to lowercase Roman letters. In Japanese language contexts, it refers to the small kana characters (ぁぃぅぇぉっゃゅょ and their katakana equivalents).

Common collocations

Related Words

Antonym: 大文字(おおもじ) (uppercase letter)
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Added 2026.2.21 19:27 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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