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jmdict 1294000 Active (id: 1148626)
最小 [ichi1,news1,nf14]
【さいしょう [ichi1,news1,nf14] 】

[adj-no,n]
▶ smallest (in size, degree, etc.)
▶ least
▶ minimum
▶ minimal

Cross references:
	⇔ ant: 1294180 最大 1. biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

History:

3.	A 2013-10-16 17:52:51 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	OK. So ルミナス和英辞典 has gone too far here.
2.	A* 2013-10-16 05:37:28 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	〜の smallest; minimum; minimal.
	Comments:	i really don't think these should be merged; see comment on 1294070. this is similar to the difference between 'less' and 'fewer' in english. it is made clear by the antonyms used
	Diff:	@@ -9,3 +9,0 @@ -</k_ele> -<k_ele> -<keb>最少</keb> @@ -21,1 +18,3 @@ -<gloss>smallest</gloss> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<xref type="ant" seq="1294180">最大</xref> +<gloss>smallest (in size, degree, etc.)</gloss> @@ -25,6 +24,0 @@ -<gloss>fewest</gloss> -</sense> -<sense> -<stagk>最少</stagk> -<pos>&adj-no;</pos> -<gloss>youngest</gloss>
1.	A* 2013-10-14 00:00:33 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5 (2nd sense for 最少); 新和英中辞典, ルミナス, etc.
	Comments:	ルミナス merges 最小 and 最少. 最小 is more common (8:1).
	Diff:	@@ -10,0 +10,3 @@ +<k_ele> +<keb>最少</keb> +</k_ele> @@ -17,1 +20,0 @@ -<pos>&n;</pos> @@ -21,0 +23,8 @@ +<gloss>minimum</gloss> +<gloss>minimal</gloss> +<gloss>fewest</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<stagk>最少</stagk> +<pos>&adj-no;</pos> +<gloss>youngest</gloss>

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