ささやか・細やかsasayaka[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjectivesmall; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest; meagre; meager
   これはあなたの親切しんせつに対たいするささやかなお礼れいの印しるしです。↗

   This is a small acknowledgement of your kindness.

• Synonym細かいこまかいNeutralRefers to small individual units, trivial details, or careful attention; 「ささやか」 is about modest scale, often humble, as in 「ささやかな贈り物」.
• Synonym些細ささいWrittenA written, formal word for trivial, insignificant matters, often dismissive, as in 「些細なこと」; 「ささやか」 instead feels humble and gentle.

Choose 「ささやか」 for things modest in scale, especially humble expressions like 「ささやかなお礼」; use 「些細」 for matters too trivial to mention and 「細かい」 for fine, small detail.

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1. 規模きぼが小ちいさく目立めだたないさま。
2. 取とるに足たりないさま。