# 少 a little (amount)

小 (small size) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★★
4 strokes
ILL PAIR PK SYMBOLIC
HOW TO TELL 小さい　AND 少し APART-- Chisai (小)can be thought of as a dude with droopy sad eyes and a big nose. He's sad because he's so short. The ladies, they do not choose him so much.

Sukoshi is the same guy, but he's smiling A SMALL AMOUNT(少). He's a small amount of happy. Because your dad sent him flowers.

## Onyomi

SHOU | SHOW me a little smile!

## Mnemonic

## Kunyomi

すく*ない | just a little - not enough. (Not necessarily a bad meaning: "The risks are negligible.") ★★★★★

## Jukugo

少女(しょうじょ) | young girl ★★★★☆ 少 (a little (amount)) + 女 (woman) = 少女 (young girl) young girl - usually 5- 15 years old.
少年(しょうねん) | young boy ★★★★☆ 少 (a little (amount)) + 年 (year) = 少年 (young boy) young boy- usually 5- 15 years old.
少数(しょうすう) | minority ★★☆☆☆ 少 (a little (amount)) + 数 (integer, to count) = 少数 (minority)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
小 | small size | NO SMILING |
少 | a little (amount) | SMILING |

Chisai (小)can be thought of as a dude with droopy sad eyes and a big nose. He's sad because he's so small. The ladies, they do not choose him so much. Sukoshi is the same guy, but he's smiling a little bit(少). He's a little bit happy.

Because your dad sent him flowers.

## Used In

- 劣
- 妙
- 歩
- 秒
- 砂
- 省

## Synonyms

rare 珍しい まれ 希少な 妙に
scanty, meager 乏しい 貧しい 少ない
slowly, gradually 段々 少しずつ じょじょ 次代に