針小棒大

しんしょうぼうだい

shinsho bodai

blowing things out of proportion; making a mountain out of a molehill

jlpt n2

each kanji

しん shin

needle, pin, staple

onしん shin

kunはり hari

jlpt n2 · 10 strokes

しょう shō

little, small

onしょう shō

kunお oこ koさ saちい.さい chiisai

jlpt n5 · 3 strokes

ぼう

cane, club, line

onぼう bō

jlpt n2 · 12 strokes

だい dai

big, large

onたい taiだい dai

kunおお.いに ōiniおお ōおお.きい ōkii

jlpt n5 · 3 strokes

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