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.

WORD FORMATION:

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

REGISTER:
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.

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Added 2026.2.21 20:01 · Revised 2026.4.5 18:38
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