Today’s Kanji is “少” (suku-nai); Kanji for “few”.
Handwritten Kanji “少” (suku-nai)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “少”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 少 | ショウ すく-ない すこ-し |
shou suku-nai suko-shi |
4 | 小 | few |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “少”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 少子高齢化 | しょうしこうれいか | shoushikoureika | Aged society with a low birth rate |
| 髪が少ない | かみがすくない | kami ga sukunai | Less hair |
| 少し太い男性 | すこしふといだんせい | sukoshi futoi dansei | A little thick man |
