Japanese

Adjective

小幅 ‎(-na inflection, hiragana こはば, romaji kohaba)

1. of a limited range or difference, minor

   小幅 (こはば)な値動 (ねうご)き

   kohaba na neugoki

   minor price movements

Inflection

Noun

小幅 ‎(hiragana こはば, romaji kohaba)

1. a narrow breadth, width, or range
2. a specific measure used for traditional Japanese textiles: single-breadth cloth, roughly 36 cm wide, half of an 大幅 ‎(ōhaba) measure
3. in markets, a small or limited change in prices

Synonyms

• (textile measure): 並幅 (なみはば, ​namihaba)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9