小人

しょうにん, こびと, しょうじんshounin

noun

1. child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
2. little person (in folklore and fantasy, e.g. fairy, elf, gnome)
3. little people
4. dwarf
5. little person (i.e. a person with dwarfism)
6. midget
7. person of little importance
8. insignificant person

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