しょうじん

しょうじん 【小人 】a person of little importance [worth ]; a nobody ; a lightweight .小人閑居して不善をなす An idle brain is the devil's workshop .The devil finds work for idle hand to do .

しょうじん

しょうじん 【精進 】名詞 【献身 】｟やや書 ｠devotion .精進する 動詞 devote [apply ] oneself ｟to ｠; 【肉食をしない 】live on a vegetarian diet ; ｟書 ｠abstain from fish and meat .▸ 研究に精進する devote oneself to one's study .精進揚げ deep-fried vegetables .精進落ち [明け ]the end of the period of abstinence .精進日 a day of abstinence (from fish and meat ).精進料理 【菜食 】a vegetarian diet / vegetarian cooking 【説明的に 】vegetarian dishes in which no meat or fish is used: they are prepared mainly for religious reasons .