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小

little
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
JōyōGrade 1

Popular Usage

小さい小さな小鳥小説小学校小包小麦小屋小指縮小小数小便

Radicals and components

Radical小small

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

small (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 110

Compound words

小さいちいさい
small; little; tiny; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.)
小さなちいさな
small; little; tiny
小説しょうせつ
novel; story; (work of) fiction
小鳥ことり
small bird; little bird
小学校しょうがっこう
primary school; elementary school; grade school
小屋こや
hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen; small theatre (theater)
小麦こむぎ
wheat
小包こづつみ
parcel; package
縮小しゅくしょう
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down
小指こゆび
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
小数しょうすう
fraction (part of); decimal fraction
大小だいしょう
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums
小便しょうべん
urine; piss; pee; urination; breaking a contract
小学生しょうがくせい
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
小遣いこづかい
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
最小さいしょう
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
小雨こさめ
light rain; drizzle
小学しょうがく
elementary school; primary school; grade school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
小結こむすび
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
小言こごと
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture; complaint
小康しょうこう
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
小国しょうこく
small country
小皿こざら
small plate; small dish
小山こやま
hill; knoll

Stroke Order

3 strokes

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