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小 kanji
little, small
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
On readings
ショウ
Kun readings
ちいさいこ-お-さ-
Words with 小
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —小の虫を殺して大の虫を助けるto sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and help a large one
- —大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺すsacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; to let a large bug live and kill a small one
- —大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺せsacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; let a large bug live and kill a small one
- —君子は周して比せず小人は比して周せずa wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique
- —小額small sum (of money); small amount; small denomination (banknote, coin, etc.)
- —小閑short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull
- —小敵weak opponent; weak enemy
- —小女girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
- —小々a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; a pinch; some; a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute; a second
- —小小a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; a pinch; some; a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute; a second
- —小編(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
- —小篇(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
- —小智superficial knowledge; shallow wisdom
- —小欲(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
- —小慾(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
- —小一first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
- —小彎lesser curvature (of the stomach); curvatura ventriculi minor
- —小婢young female servant
- —小闌small guardrail
- —小二second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student