小匙
Japanese
Kanji in this term
小
匙
こ
Grade: 1
さじ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
小さじ
Etymology
From
小
(
こ
)
(
ko
,
“
small, little
”
)
+
匙
(
さじ
)
(
saji
,
“
spoon
”
)
.
Noun
小
(
こ
)
匙
(
さじ
)
• (
kosaji
)
teaspoon
Usage notes
The term
小さじ
is used much more commonly than the full kanji term
小匙
.