零細

Chinese

remnant; zero; to fall
fine; minutely; thin
fine; minutely; thin; slender
 
trad. (零細)
simp. (零细)

Pronunciation

Noun

零細

  1. (Haifeng Southern Min) thing; stuff; something

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れい
Grade: S
さい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾe̞ːsa̠i]

Adjective

(れい)(さい) • (reisai-na (adnominal (れい)(さい) (reisai na), adverbial (れい)(さい) (reisai ni))

  1. small
    • 2024 May 9, 稲垣照哉 [Teruya Inagaki], quotee, “第213回国会 衆議院 農林水産委員会 第15号 令和6年5月9日 [213th Diet, House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, No. 15, May 9, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 20 September 2025:
      この三つの価値がある中で、今までの農業生産というのは、やはり規模の拡大であるとか、零細な農地でも集積型で収益を追求していくということでやってきた。
      Kono mitsu no kachi ga aru naka de, ima made no nōgyō seisan to iu no wa, yahari kibo no kakudai de aru to ka, reisai na nōchi demo shūseki-gata de shūeki o tsuikyū shite iku to iu koto de yatte kita.
      Of these three values, agricultural production to date has focused on expanding the scale of production and pursuing profits through concentrated farming even on small farms.

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