小 — small
- Meaning
- small, little
- On’yomi
- ショウ
- Kun’yomi
- ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
- Strokes
- 3
- JLPT
- N5
- School grade
- 1
Words with 小
- 小学 しょうがく — elementary school
- 小鳥 ことり — small bird, songbird
- 犬小屋 いぬごや — doghouse, kennel
- 大小 だいしょう — large and small, size
- 小型 こがた — small-sized, compact
- 小学校 しょうがっこう — elementary school
- 小説 しょうせつ — novel, fiction
Quick quiz
Question 1 of 5
Which kanji means “small”?
No due dates and no review pile: how K2 works, and how it compares with WaniKani.