1.
props, stage properties
Objects used on stage or in film to support the performance. Includes items that actors handle or interact with during a scene.
舞台の小道具を準備する。
Prepare the props for the stage.
この映画では小道具の一つ一つにこだわっている。
In this film, great care is taken with each and every prop.
彼女は小道具担当として長年劇団を支えてきた。
She has supported the theater company for many years as the props manager.
2.
small tools, accessories, gadgets
Small handy tools or accessories used for a specific purpose.
裁縫の小道具をそろえる。
Gather the small sewing tools.
台所の小道具が増えてきた。
The small kitchen gadgets have been piling up.
旅行に便利な小道具を百円ショップで買った。
I bought handy little travel accessories at a hundred-yen shop.
USAGE:
The theatrical sense (sense 1) is the most common usage. In stage and film production, 小道具 refers to hand props and smaller set items, as opposed to 大道具 (large set pieces like furniture, walls, and backdrops).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 小道具担当: props manager
- 小道具係: person in charge of props
- 小道具を用意する: to prepare props