小 — kanji meaning “little”
小
little, small
- Meanings
- little, small
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
- Name readings
- いさら、こう、さざ、しゃお、ちいさ
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #114 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 42
- Chinese reading
- xiǎo — Chinese character page
Words with 小
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
| 小型 | こがた kogata | small-sized; small-scale; miniature |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 小屋 | こや koya | hut; cabin; shed |
| 小川 | おがわ ogawa | stream; brook; creek |
| 小遣い | こづかい kozukai | pocket money; spending money; pin money |
| 最小限 | さいしょうげん saishougen | minimum; lowest; minimal |
| 小売 | こうり kouri | retail |
| 最小 | さいしょう saishou | smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum |
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