小 規 模(しょうきぼ)

しょうきぼ

na-adjective, noun

small-scale, small-sized

1. small-scale, small-sized, limited in scope

Describes something that is limited in size, scope, or extent. Used for businesses, events, projects, and other undertakings that are modest in scale.

小規模(しょうきぼ)な企業(きぎょう)が増(ふ)えている。

Small-scale businesses are increasing.

今回(こんかい)は小規模(しょうきぼ)な実験(じっけん)から始(はじ)めよう。

Let's start with a small-scale experiment this time.

小規模(しょうきぼ)ながらも地域(ちいき)に根(ね)ざした活動(かつどう)を続(つづ)けている。

Though small in scale, they continue their community-rooted activities.

小規模(しょうきぼ) describes something limited in size, scope, or extent. It functions as a na-adjective, modifying nouns with な.

Forms

小(しょう) (small) + 規模(きぼ) (scale, scope). Part of a scale series:

小規模(しょうきぼ): small-scale
中規模(ちゅうきぼ): medium-scale
大規模(だいきぼ): large-scale

Common collocations

小規模(しょうきぼ)な企業(きぎょう): small-scale enterprise
小規模(しょうきぼ)な農家(のうか): small-scale farmer
小規模(しょうきぼ)な地震(じしん): minor earthquake
小規模(しょうきぼ)な実験(じっけん): small-scale experiment

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Neutral to slightly formal. Common in news, business, and academic contexts. In casual speech, 小(ちい)さい or 小(ちい)さな is more natural for simple descriptions of size.

Related Words

Antonym: 大規模(だいきぼ) (large-scale)

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Added 2026.2.21 20:01 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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