"中小" meaning in Japanese

See 中小 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 中小 [canonical] (ruby: (ちゅう), (しょう)), chūshō [romanization]
Etymology: From 中 (chū, “middle, medium”) + 小 (shō, “small, little”). Etymology templates: {{com|ja|中|小|t1=middle, medium|t2=small, little|tr1=chū|tr2=shō}} 中 (chū, “middle, medium”) + 小 (shō, “small, little”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ちゅうしょう}} 中(ちゅう)小(しょう) • (chūshō)
  1. small to medium Categories (topical): Size Derived forms: 大中小 (daichūshō) (english: large, medium, or small), 中小企業 (chūshō kigyō) (english: smaller companies), 中小企業庁 (chūshō kigyō chō) (english: the Japanese Small and Medium Enterprise Agency), 中小諸国家 (chūshō sho-kokka) (english: medium and small nations)

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