零細(れいさい)

れいさい
noun, na-adjective
very small; tiny; petty
formalbusiness
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

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