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    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 小

    小

    小しょう

    smallness

    N3KMT8Ref L1Core ConceptsKanji Vocab3 strokes

    しょう

    Noun, Prefix

    1.
    smallness, small item

    Noun

    2.
    short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
    abbreviation

    Noun, Prefix

    3.
    elementary school
    abbreviation
    4.
    smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior
    5.
    younger (of two people with the same name), junior

    Noun

    6.
    unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 3

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは小こ柄がらだが、とても強つよい。

    He is small in stature, but very strong.

    KMT5Core Concepts
    小しょう学がく生せいの時ときにこの本ほんを読よんだ。

    I read this book when I was an elementary school student.

    KMT8EducationCore Concepts
    この問もん題だいは小こ難むずかしいが、解とけないことはない。

    This problem is a little difficult, but it's not impossible to solve.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEducation
    小しょう学がっ校こうの教きょう育いくは、子こ供どもたちの基き礎そを築きずく上うえで非ひ常じょうに重じゅう要ようです。

    Elementary school education is very important for building children's foundations.

    KMT8EducationFamily & Relationships
    小ちいさなことからコツコツと始はじめるのが成せい功こうの秘ひ訣けつだ。

    Starting steadily from small things is the secret to success.

    KMT8Core ConceptsDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
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