[少] Handwritten Kanji for few and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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