少 — few, little, small amount
しょう
少
few
しょう
U+5C11
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #287
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #106
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- few
- little
- small amount
Readings
- On'yomi
- しょう shou
- Kun'yomi
- すく suku すこ suko
word
しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
すく suku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
すこ suko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
30 wordsEach dot is a word containing 少: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 8 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
ちいさい
小
little
#42
Used as component in (9)
Indicative compound (指事). 小 (small) with a slanting stroke reducing it further. Few, little — less than small.