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小

Little

WaniKani level 2JLPT N5Joyo grade 1Top 500 Β· #1143 strokes

Meanings

Little, Small

On'yomi

しょう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

けい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 小

小 is written in 3 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

小 (Little) is taught on WaniKani at level 2 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #114 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 3 strokes.

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