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小
JLPT N5 SL1 3 strokes Frequency: #114

Meanings

Little, Small

Radicals

小

Decomposition

βΏ»δΊ…ε…«

Etymology

Ideographic: DividingΒ ε…« by a lineΒ δΊ…

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)
けい chii

Words Using This Kanji

995 words total
Other (20 words)
小花 しょうか

small flower

小豆撨 γ‚γšγγͺし

alder-leafed whitebeam (Sorbus alnifolia)

小旗 γ“γ°γŸ

small flag

小鯨 γ“γγ˜γ‚‰

gray whale

小さγͺζ”ΏεΊœ けいさγͺせいち

small government

ε°εŒ…ηˆ†εΌΎ こγ₯぀みばくだん

parcel bomb

尋常小学树 γ˜γ‚“γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ—γ‚‡γ†γŒγ£γ“γ†

elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941)

小首を傾ける γ“γγ³γ‚’γ‹γŸγ‚€γ‘γ‚‹

to look slightly doubtful

ε°η΄‹ζ²³θ±š こもんちぐ

finepatterned puffer (Takifugu poecilonotus)

ε€ͺ陽系小倩体 γŸγ„γ‚ˆγ†γ‘γ„γ—γ‚‡γ†γ¦γ‚“γŸγ„

small solar system body

ε°δΊΊζŠ•γ’ こびとγͺげ

dwarf-throwing

ε°ζšγ’ こあげ

unloading a barge

小ロシを しょうロシを

Little Russia

小獣 γ—γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚…γ†

small animal (mammal)

小道具方 γ“γ©γ†γγ‹γŸ

prop master

ε›ε­γ―ε‘¨γ—γ¦ζ―”γ›γšε°δΊΊγ―ζ―”γ—γ¦ε‘¨γ›γš γγ‚“γ—γ―γ—γ‚…γ†γ—γ¦γ²γ›γšγ—γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚“γ―γ²γ—γ¦γ—γ‚…γ†γ›γš

a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique

ε°εž‹ι‘žδΊΊηŒΏ γ“γŒγŸγ‚‹γ„γ˜γ‚“γˆγ‚“

lesser ape

小鼻をうごめかす こばγͺをうごめかす

to put on a triumphant air

小鼻を膨らます こばγͺをちくらます

to look displeased

小θͺ¬εŒ– しょうせ぀か

novelization