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小
JLPT N5 SL1 3 strokes Frequency: #114

Meanings

Little, Small

Radicals

小

Decomposition

⿻亅八

Etymology

Ideographic: Dividing 八 by a line 亅

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 3

Stroke Order

1 hook right-to-left
2 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
3 dot top-left-to-bottom-right
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ショウ shou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ちい chii

Words Using This Kanji

995 words total
Other (20 words)
小作人 こさくにん

tenant farmer

小豆色 あずきいろ

reddish-brown

小見出し こみだし

subheading

小使い こづかい

janitor

小姓 こしょう

(noble's) page

小便所 しょうべんじょ

urinal

小昼 こひる

just before noon

小宴 しょうえん

small (dinner) party

小商い こあきない

a small business

小寒 しょうかん

"minor cold" solar term (approx. January 6)

小策 しょうさく

petty trick

小腹 こばら

belly

小器 しょうき

small container

小難 しょうなん

small misfortune

小刻み こきざみ

mincing

小官 しょうかん

petty official

小勇 しょうゆう

brute courage

小為替 こがわせ

(former) postal note (abolished in 1951)

小党 しょうとう

small political party

仮小屋 かりごや

booth

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