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
- N3少年Popularboy; juvenile; child
- N3多少Populara little; some; somewhat; slightly; to some degree; to some extent; amount; quantity; number
- N3少女Populargirl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
- N3少々Populara little; a bit; a small amount; a few; a pinch; some; a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute; a second
- N2青少年Popularyoung people; youth; the younger generation
- N1減少Populardecrease; reduction; decline
- N1少数Popularsmall number; few; minority
- —少Popularsmall; little; few
- —希少Popularscarce; rare
- —最少Popularfewest; least; smallest (number); lowest; minimum; youngest
- —少尉Popularsecond lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
- —少額Popularsmall sum (of money); small amount
- —少佐Popularmajor; lieutenant commander; wing commander
- —少将Popularmajor general; rear admiral; air commodore
- —幼少Popularinfancy; childhood; tender age
- —少量Popularsmall quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
- —最年少Popularyoungest
- —幼少期Popular(early) childhood
- —少数意見Popularminority opinion
- —寡少exceedingly little; exceedingly few; scanty; paltry; puny