微小(びしょう)

びしょう
na-adjective
minute; tiny; microscopic
1. minute; tiny; microscopic; infinitesimal
Extremely small in size, amount, or degree. Often used in scientific and technical contexts to describe things too small to see with the naked eye or negligibly small quantities.
微小(びしょう)な変化(へんか)を検出(けんしゅつ)する。
To detect minute changes.
微小(びしょう)な粒子(りゅうし)が空気中(くうきちゅう)に漂(ただよ)っている。
Microscopic particles are floating in the air.
この装置(そうち)は微小(びしょう)な振動(しんどう)でも感知(かんち)できるほど高感度(こうかんど)だ。
This device is so sensitive that it can detect even the slightest vibrations.

Describes something extremely small in size or degree. Composed of 微(び) (slight/minute) + 小(しょう) (small). Primarily a な-adjective used in written, technical, and scientific language.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 微小(びしょう)な粒子(りゅうし): microscopic particles
  • 微小(びしょう)な変化(へんか): minute change
  • 微小(びしょう)生物(せいぶつ): microorganism
  • 微小(びしょう)地震(じしん): micro-earthquake
  • 微小(びしょう)重力(じゅうりょく): microgravity

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 微細(びさい): fine, minute — very similar; often interchangeable, but 微細(びさい) emphasizes fineness of detail
  • 極小(ごくしょう): extremely small, minimal — emphasizes the extreme degree of smallness
  • 些細(ささい): trivial, trifling — used for things that are small in importance rather than physical size
  • 小さい(ちいさい): small — the everyday word; 微小(びしょう) implies a much greater degree of smallness
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Added 2026.3.28 21:52
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