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Small Young Boy Youth 少 ショウ すく.ない、すこ.し 少し(すこし

Kanji
Onyomi ショウ
Kunyomi すく.ない、すこ.し
English few, little
Examples 少し(すこし): (1) small quantity; little; few; something (2) little while (3) short distance
少年(しょうねん): boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
少なくとも(すくなくとも): at least
減少(げんしょう): decrease; reduction; decline
少数(しょうすう): minority; few
少女(しょうじょ): young lady; little girl; virgin; maiden; daughter
多少(たしょう): more or less; somewhat; a little; some
少々(しょうしょう): just a minute; small quantity
少ない(すくない): few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
青少年(せいしょうねん): youth; young person
少しも(すこしも): anything of; not one bit (with negative sentence)
JLPT Level 5
Jouyou Grade 2
Frequency 287
Components 小: little; small
丿: katakana no radical (no. 4)
Number of Strokes 4
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 42
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading しょう・ちいさい・なおがしら・つ
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 象形 Pictographic
Keyword few
Koohii Story 1 Only a few people can make an ugly face like that.
Koohii Story 2 Few usually refers to three. To emphasize three, we underline the three drops in little.
RTK Index (new) 111

Tags: jlpt.n5, grade2, kanjifreq251-500, kanji_counting

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