Memory phrase for the Kanji: 少


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Meaning

few, a little

Pronunciation

SHŌ
sukoshi, sukunai

Explanation

Small with an extra stroke

Mnemonic

Such a small stroke is too little.

Radicals

smallA person | with two arms close to the body is small (compare to big : a person with widely spread arms and legs).
few
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Vocabulary

 寡少  かしょう  (very) little
 希少な  きしょうな  rare, seldom
 少し  すこし  small quantity, little, few, short distance
 少ない  すくない  few, a little, scarce, insufficient
 少年  しょうねん  boys, juveniles
 多少  たしょう  more or less; somewhat; a little; some
 青少年  せいしょうねん  youth/young person
 少しも  すこしも  anything of, not one bit
 少女  しょうじょ  daughter, young lady

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