Memory phrase for the character: 少

少

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Meaning

few, a little

Pronunciation

SHŌ
sukoshi, sukunai

Explanation

 Small 小 with an extra stroke ノ

Mnemonic
 
Such a small stroke is too little.

Radicals

小 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).
少 few




 Vocabulary

寡少 かしょう  (very) little
少し すこし  small quantity, little, few, short distance
少ない すくない  few, a little, scarce, insufficient
希少 きしょう  rare, scarce
希少な きしょうな  rare, seldom
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

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