| Word form | kobito |
| Original script | 小人 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | refers to dwarves and elves. Originally referring to low rank servants in a warrior household, the present meaning attested in 1712. |
| Analyzability | analyzable compound |
| Gloss | ko-hito small-person |
| Age | Early Modern Japanese [21] (1604–1867) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 日葡辞書 (1603) |
| Register | General |