- chiisana small, little, tiny
Literary or emotive version of 小さい, common in writing, songs, and set phrases rather than neutral everyday speech.
小さな花が咲いた。
Chiisana hana ga saita.
A little flower bloomed.
彼女は小さな声で歌った。
Kanojo wa chiisana koe de utatta.
She sang in a small voice.
⚖️ 小さい is the plain everyday adjective; 小さな only modifies nouns and sounds softer or more literary.
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