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KanjiN5Grade 1 · 小13 strokesRadical 小#114 in newspapers

小 · little, small

小 is a kanji meaning little, small. It has 3 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ショウshō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ちいさいchiisai
  • こ-ko-
  • お-o-
  • さ-sa-

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 小 · 23 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 小
WordReadingMeaningLevel
小さいちいさいsmall, littleN5
小さなちいさなsmall, littleN5
小説しょうせつnovelN4
小学校しょうがっこうelementary schoolN4
小鳥ことりsmall birdN4
小しょうsmallN3
Show all 23 words
More words that use 小
WordReadingMeaningLevel
小包こづつみparcel, packageN3
小麦こむぎwheatN3
小屋こやhut, cabin, shedN3
小銭こぜにcoins, small changeN3
小父さんおじさん(hon.) middle-aged gentleman, uncleN2
小母さんおばさんlady, woman, ma'amN2
小遣いこづかいpocket money, allowanceN2
小指こゆびlittle fingerN2
縮小しゅくしょうreduction, curtailmentN2
小学生しょうがくせいelementary school pupilN2
小数しょうすうfraction (part of), decimalN2
小便しょうべん(col) urine, pissN2
大小だいしょうsizeN2
小売こうりretailN1
小柄こがらsmall, diminutiveN1
小切手こぎってcheque, checkN1
小児科しょうにかpediatricsN1

Example sentence

この本は小さい。

このほんはちいさい

This book is small.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #3477255 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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3 strokes
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  2. 2
  3. 3