少 — kanji meaning “few”
少
few, little
- Meanings
- few, little
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- すく.ない、すこ.し
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #287 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 42
- Chinese reading
- shǎo, shào — Chinese character page
Words with 少
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 少し | すこし sukoshi | a little; a bit; a small amount |
| 少年 | しょうねん shounen | boy |
| 少女 | しょうじょ shoujo | girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady |
| 少ない | すくない sukunai | few; little; small (amount) |
| 減少 | げんしょう genshou | decrease; reduction; decline |
| 多少 | たしょう tashou | a little; some; somewhat |
| 少数 | しょうすう shousuu | small number; few; minority |
| 少々 | しょうしょう shoushou | a little; a bit; a small amount |
| 少量 | しょうりょう shouryou | small quantity; small amount |
| 青少年 | せいしょうねん seishounen | young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation |
| 少佐 | しょうさ shousa | major; lieutenant commander; wing commander |
| 希少 | きしょう kishou | scarce; rare |
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