小破

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Chinese

small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
 
simp. and trad.
(小破)

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese (しょう)() (shōha, mild damage)

Pronunciation


Noun

小破

  1. (rail transport) mild damage

Usage notes

Only used in the China Railway system. The severity is pursuant to CR's Rules for Handling Railway Traffic Accidents.

Coordinate terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1

Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(しょう)() (shōhaせうは (seufa)?

  1. mild damage

Coordinate terms

Verb

(しょう)()する (shōha suruせうは (seufa)?suru (stem (しょう)() (shōha shi), past (しょう)()した (shōha shita))

  1. to sustain mild damage

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN