Memory phrase for the Kanji: 小


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Meaning small, little

Pronunciation

SHŌ
ko, o, chiisai

Explanation

Mnemonic


 
A person 亅 with the arms 八 tight to the body is: small.

Radicals

smallA person | with two arms 八 close to the body is small (compare with big 大, which is a person with widely spread arms and legs).
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 Vocabulary

小児科医 しょうにかい  paediatrician
小さい ちいさい  small, little, tiny
小麦 こむぎ  wheat
縮小 しゅくしょう  reduction, curtailment
小学校 しょうがっこう  primary school, elementary school
小豆 あずき  azuki bean, Red beans
小銭 こぜに  coins, small change
小腸 しょうちょう  small intestine
小包 こづつみ  parcel, package

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