小 — little, small
ちいさい
小
little
ちいさい
U+5C0F
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #114
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #110
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #42
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Meanings
- little
- small
Readings
- On'yomi
- しょう shou
- Kun'yomi
- ちい chii こ ko お o さ sa
word
ちい chii 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).
こ ・ご ko 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).
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).
小
shou
small
小
学
校
shougakkou
elementary school
中
小
chuushou
small and medium
小
学
生
shougakusei
elementary school student
小
生
shousei
I (humble, male)
小
学
shougaku
elementary school
小
中
学
校
shouchuugakkou
elementary and middle school
大
小
daishou
sizes
小
中
学
生
shouchuugakusei
elementary and middle school pupils
小
人
shounin
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger) (used when indicating admission fees, passenger fares, etc.)
小
国
shoukoku
small country
小
数
shousuu
fraction (part of)
小
数
点
shousuuten
decimal point
小
学
館
shougakkan
Shogakukan (publishing company)
小
品
shouhin
short piece (of music, writing)
小
説
shousetsu
novel
お o 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
76 wordsEach dot is a word containing 小: 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 · 34 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.