Today’s Kanji is “小” (shou); Kanji for “small”.
Handwritten Kanji “小” (shou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “小”
漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
小 | ショウ ちい-さい こ お | shou chii-sai ko o | 3 | 小 | small |
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 “小”
Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
小さい人 | ちいさいひと | chiisai hito | Small person |
小人 | こびと | kobito | Dwarfs |
小川 | おがわ | ogawa | Stream |