小
little, small
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
3 / 3
Information
Grade:1
Strokes:3
JLPT:5
Frequency:114
Vocabulary
ショウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最小 | サイショウ | smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal |
| 最小限 | サイショウゲン | minimum; lowest; minimal; least; at a minimum |
| 縮小 | シュクショウ | reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction; shrinkage |
| 小雨 | ショウウ | light rain; drizzle |
| 小屋 | ショウオク | hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; circus tent; booth; one's own house |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山小屋 | やまごや | mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty |
| 小供 | こども | child; children |
| 小さい | ちいさい | small; little; tiny; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small; low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice); unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial; young; juvenile |
| 小雨 | こさめ | light rain; drizzle |
| 小雨 | こあめ | light rain; drizzle |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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few, little
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display, express, indicate, point out, show
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water
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太
big around, plump, thick
Grade 2JLPT 3
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dog
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不
bad, clumsy, negative, non-, ugly
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劣
be inferior to, be worse, inferiority
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抄
copy, extract, selection, spread thin, summary
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求
demand, request, require, want, wish for
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