Kanji

few, little

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

小部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すくない, すこし

Nanori (Name Reading)

お, すく, すくな, つぎ, まさ, まれ

Common Readings

ショウ, すく…ない, すこ…し

Example sentences

少し すこし
水を少しください

Please give me a little water.

しか しか
少ししか食べない

I only eat a little.

少女 しょうじょ
彼女は、まだあどけない少女だった。

She was still an innocent girl.

主人公 しゅじんこう
この小説の主人公は勇敢な少女だ。

The protagonist of this novel is a brave young girl.

少ない すくない
今年の冬は雪が少なかったです。

There was little snow this winter.

医者 いしゃ
この町には医者が少ない。

There are few doctors in this town.

もう少し もうすこし
もう少し待ってください。

Please wait a little longer.

ありっちゃあり ありっちゃあり
それはありっちゃありだけど、もう少し考えてみよう。

That's acceptable, but let's think about it a bit more.

少年 しょうねん
彼は少年時代をこの町で過ごした。

He spent his childhood in this town.

物語 ものがたり
この物語は、勇気ある少年の冒険を描いている。

This story depicts the adventure of a brave boy.

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