How to say "midget" in Japanese

• ちびCommon
  nounA colloquial, potentially insulting word for a short person or midget; it is normally written in kana alone. Because it is sensitive, avoid it when referring respectfully to someone of short stature.
  ぼくにチビと言いわれてあいつはすごくあたまにきた。↗

  He got mad at me for calling him Shorty.
• 小人こびとCommon
  nounThe appropriate word for a little person, i.e. a person with dwarfism, or for a dwarf or midget; unlike ちび it is the term to use when a neutral, non-derogatory reference is needed.

Use 小人 for a person with dwarfism; 「ちび」 is a sensitive, colloquial word for a short person, so it is usually the wrong choice for respectful reference.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ミゼットmidget
• 一寸法師いっすんぼうしdwarf
• ちびすけpipsqueak
• ちびshort person
• 小人こびとlittle person (i.e. a person with dwarfism)
• まめsmall