4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

few, little

Kun'yomi
  • few
  • a little ②a little while ③a little way
On'yomi
  • ショウ
    small

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

すこ 50.4%
ショウ 41.2%
すくない 8.4%

Character Breakdown

few, little
すこ.し ショウ すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

a little ②a little while ③a little way
boy ②juvenile
girl (usu. between 7 and 17) ②female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
a little ②amount
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References

Unicode hex code 5C11
JIS X 0208 1-30-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 166
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1390
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3467
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4278
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2163
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2915
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 111
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 231
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 88
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 129
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7475
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 143
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 144
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 144
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 93
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 47
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 160
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 95
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 153
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 105
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.17
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 512
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 107
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3n1.1
Four corner code 9020.0
De Roo Code 1160