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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)
小僧 こぞう

youngster

小鳥 ことり

small bird

小突く こづく

to poke

小鉢 こばち

small bowl

小瓶 こびん

small bottle

小柄 こがら

small build

小話 こばなし

anecdote

小面 しょうめん

facet

中間小説 ちゅうかんしょうせつ

middle-brow novel

針小棒大 しんしょうぼうだい

exaggeration

晴一時小雨 はれいちじこさめ

clear, with brief light rain

送金小切手 そうきんこぎって

cashier's cheque

袋小路 ふくろこうじ

blind alley

大小 だいしょう

size

大中小 だいちゅうしょう

large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)

大同小異 だいどうしょうい

essentially the same with only minor differences

探偵小説 たんていしょうせつ

detective story

短編小説 たんぺんしょうせつ

short story

中小諸国家 ちゅうしょうしょこっか

medium and small nations

仮小屋 かりごや

booth

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