少 — few, little, small amount

すく少 few

U+5C11 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 4 strokes 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.

Meanings

few
little
small amount

word

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).

少(すく) ない sukunai few 少(すく) なくとも sukunakutomo at least

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).

少(すこ) し sukoshi a little もう(すこ) 少し mousukoshi a little more

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).

少(しょう) 年(ねん) shounen boy 少(しょう) 女(じょ) shoujo girl 多(た) 少(しょう) tashou somewhat 減(げん) 少(しょう) genshou decrease 少々(しょう) shoushou a little 少(しょう) 数(すう) shousuu minority 少(しょう) 子(し) 化(か) shoushika declining birthrate 青(せい) 少(しょう) 年(ねん) seishounen youth 少(しょう) shou few

Stroke order

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