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Meaning of 針小棒大(しんしょうぼうだい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 針小棒大

Kana Reading しんしょうぼうだい

Romaji shinshōbōdai

Examples of 針小棒大, しんしょうぼうだい in a sentence

棒 JLPT 2

12 strokes

rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line

On'Yomi: ボウ

Kun'Yomi:

針 JLPT 2

10 strokes

needle, pin, staple, stinger

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: はり

小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

大 JLPT 5

3 strokes

large, big

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに

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