Kanji1 / 4
少 kanji
few, little
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
ショウ
Kun readings
すくないすこし
Words with 少
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —少関short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull
- —少少a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; a pinch; some; a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute; a second
- —弱少weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
- —尠少very few; very little
- —少憩short break; breather; brief recess; rest
- —少慾(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
- —少弟little brother; younger brother; my younger brother; I; me
- —少妹little sister; younger sister; my younger sister; I; me
- —少童young person; young servant
- —少考momentary thought; brief consideration; one's thoughts; one's opinion; one's view
- —最少限minimum; lowest; minimal; least; at a minimum
- —少数点decimal point; radix point
- —少食家light eater
- —稀少糖rare sugar
- —稀少品rare article; rare item; rarity
- —過少評価underestimation; undervaluation
- —稀少価値scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
- —多少の縁karma from a previous existence
- —少雨決行canceled only in case of heavy rain
- —ぐ犯少年juvenile deemed likely to commit a crime; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender