Meaning

Primary

Lowercase Letters

Alternatives

Lowercase Characters, Lowercase

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You know that 文字 means "letters". So, what are "small letters"? That would be lowercase letters.

Reading

こもじ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. However, uses the kun'yomi reading and is an exception here, so here's a mnemonic to help you remember this:

You learned your lowercase letters from Moe (こも). That's right, after Moe taught you all the letters, his son Moe taught you the lowercase ones. Such teamwork.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 大文字小文字

    uppercase lowercase

    全て小文字

    all lowercase

    半角小文字

    half-width lowercase letters

Context Sentences

Eメールアドレスは、全て小文字で入力して下さい。

Please enter your email address in all lowercase letters.

パスワードには小文字と大文字を入れて下さい。

Please use lowercase letters and uppercase letters in the password.

これは小文字のLですか?それとも大文字のIですか?

Is this a lowercase L? Or is it a capital letter I?

Kanji Composition