零細(れいさい)

れいさい
noun, na-adjective
very small; tiny; petty
1. very small; tiny; petty; insignificant
Describes something extremely small in scale, especially businesses or operations. Used primarily as a modifier before nouns.
零細(れいさい)企業(きぎょう)を経営(けいえい)している。
I run a tiny business.
零細(れいさい)農家(のうか)は経営(けいえい)が厳(きび)しい。
Small-scale farmers face tough business conditions.
政府(せいふ)は零細(れいさい)企業(きぎょう)への支援策(しえんさく)を検討(けんとう)している。
The government is considering support measures for very small businesses.

USAGE:
零細(れいさい) is composed of 零(れい) (zero) and 細(さい) (thin, fine), emphasizing extreme smallness. It is almost exclusively used to modify nouns, particularly in business and economic contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 零細(れいさい)企業(きぎょう) (very small business, micro-enterprise)
  • 零細(れいさい)農家(のうか) (small-scale farmer)
  • 零細(れいさい)工場(こうじょう) (tiny factory)
  • 中小(ちゅうしょう)零細(れいさい)企業(きぎょう) (small and micro businesses)
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