KanjiDB
Radical Index : 丿 : 少

ショウ, すく.ない, すこ.し
few, little
This kanji has 4 strokes: a single stroke in the "left" radical 丿 () and 3 other strokes
Sample Compounds (147):
1.
ない
すくない

few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
2.
なからず
すくなからず

considerably, not a little, in no small numbers
3.

さいしょう

smallest, minimum, least
4.

さいねんしょう

youngest
5.
なくとも
すくなくとも

at least
6.

しょうじょ

daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl
7.

しょうりょう

small dose, small quantity, narrowmindedness
8.

しょうしょう

major general, rear admiral, air commodore
9.

しょうしょう

just a minute, small quantity
10.

しょうい

second lieutenant, sublieutenant, ensign
11.

しょうねん

boys, juveniles
12.

ようしょう

infancy, childhood, tender age
13.

ようしょうき

(early) childhood
14.

きしょう

scarce, rare
15.

せいしょうねん

youth, young person
16.

すこし

small quantity, little, few, something, little while, short distance
17.

しょうすう

minority, few
18.

しょうがく

small sum (e.g. of money), small denomination
19.

しょうすういけん

minority opinion
20.

たしょう

more or less, somewhat, a little, some
21.
しも
すこしも

anything of, not one bit (with negative sentence)
22.

げんしょう

decrease, reduction, decline
23.

しょうさ

major, lieutenant commander, wing commander
24.

しょうねんほう

juvenile law
25.

いますこし

a little more
26.

しょうすうみんぞく

minority peoples
27.
もう
もうすこし

a bit more, a bit longer
28.

しょうしほん

small capital
29.

のうせきずいえきげんしょうしょう

cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia, CSF hypovolemia, intracranial hypotension syndrome
30.
ない
すくないじかん

limited time
31.

しょうねんろうどう

child labor, child labour
32.

さしょう

trifling, little, few, slight
33.

しょうそう

youth
34.
もうしで
もうすこしで

almost, nearly, close to
35.

しょうじ

one''s early days, little while
36.

ひこうしょうねん

juvenile delinquent
37.
いやすくりがたし
しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし

Youthful years pass quickly before one accomplishes much learning
38.

しょうそうきえい

young and energetic, up-and-coming
39.
もうしのところで
もうすこしのところで

almost, nearly, close to
40.

しょうしゃ

young person
41.

びしょう

infinitesimal
42.
なからぬ
すくなからぬ

not a little (few)
43.

しょうねんおいやすくがくなりがたし

Youthful years pass quickly before one accomplishes much learning
44.

しょうそうけっき

young and hot-blooded (impetuous)
45.
もうしの
もうすこしのところで

almost, nearly, close to
46.

おとめ

daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl
47.

びしょうじょ

beautiful girl
48.

しょうよく

a little covetousness
49.
ない
のこりすくない

scarce, few remaining
50.

しょうそうしかん

youth officer
51.
オオカミ
オオカミしょうねん

boy who cried wolf
52.

びしょうねん

handsome youth
53.
なくも
すくなくも

at least
54.

じゃくしょう

puniness, youth
55.

しょうそうゆうい

energetic
56.

いりょうしょうねんいん

medical reformatory
57.

しょうじょしょうせつ

story for young girls
58.

ふりょうしょうじょ

bad girl, juvenile delinquent
59.
なげ
すくなげ

scarcity
60.

しょうりんけん

Shaolin kung fu
61.

じゅんなしょうじょ

virgin, maiden pure in heart
62.

しょうてい

young brother
63.

いえでしょうじょ

runaway girl
64.

ふりょうしょうねん

juvenile delinquent
65.
なめ
すくなめ

somewhat below, slightly below
66.

しょうりんじけんぽう

Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)
67.

しょう

small, little, few
68.

しょうてき

weak opponent, weak enemy
69.

かしょう

little, few, scanty
70.

しょうしょう

just a minute, small quantity
71.

ほんのすこし

just a little
72.

すくなめ

somewhat below, slightly below
73.

しょうりんりゅ

(Shorin-ryu) Okinawa school of karate
74.

しょうとうるい

oligosaccharide (sugar polymer containg several but not many component simple sugars)
75.

かしょう

too few
76.
りない
しょうしょうたりない

somewhat lacking, somewhat weak in the head
77.

まほうしょうじょ

magical girl
78.

じんいんしゅくしょう

personnel reduction
79.
りない
しょうしょうたりない

somewhat lacking, somewhat weak in the head
80.

かしょうしんこく

under-reporting (e.g. income on a tax return)
81.

しょうしょく

light eating, spare diet
82.

しょうい

ensign (navy), second lieutenant (marine and army)
83.
ない
かずすくない

few in number
84.

すくない

few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
85.

しょうねんあいしこう

pedophilia
86.
ない
がくがすくない

insufficient (money, etc.)
87.

しょうしょくか

light eater
88.

しょうう

small amount of rainfall, (a) light rainfall
89.

せいてきしょうすうしゃ

sexual minority
90.
くとも
すくなくとも

at least
91.

しょうねんいん

reform school
92.

しょうにんず

small number of people
93.

ようすいかしょうしょう

oligohydramnios, oligoamnios
94.

しょううけっこう

canceled only in case of heavy rain
95.

しょうねんかい

junior society
96.

きしょうかち

rare, very precious
97.

しょうにんずう

small number of people
98.
ない
たのみすくない

helpless
99.

しょうおん

small favors, small favours
100.

せいしょうねんはんざい

youth crime
101.
しずつ
すこしずつ

little by little
102.

しょうねんかんかいん

reform school
103.

きしょう

scarce, rare
104.
くしてなし
ろうおおくしてこうすくなし

all pain and no gain, lots of pain and not much gain
105.

せんしょう

very little, quite few
106.
しずつ
すこしずつちがう

a little different
107.

しょうねんかんべつしょ

juvenile detention centre, juvenile detention center, juvenile detention home
108.

きんしょう

(a) few, (a) little, trifling, insignificant, small (amount), scarce (stocks)
109.

おおかみしょうねん

boy who cried wolf
110.

しょうかん

short interval of leisure, short break or breather, lull
111.

さおとめ

young female rice planter, young girl
112.
しづつ
すこしづつ

little by little, a little for each, gradually
113.

しょうねんしょうじょ

boys and girls
114.

きんしょうさ

narrow majority, shade of difference
115.

しょうすうしゃ

the minority
116.

ろうしょう

young and old
117.

しょうかん

short interval of leisure, short break or breather, lull
118.
かれなかれ
おおかれすくなかれ

to a greater or lesser extent (degree), more or less
119.
しの
すこしのそんですむ

to get off with a little loss
120.

しょうねんしんぱんしょ

juvenile court
121.

けいしょう

trifling, slight
122.

しょうすうせいえい

elect (select) few
123.

ろうしょうふじょう

Death comes to old and young alike, uncertainty of life
124.

しょうけい

short rest, recess
125.

しょうねんしんぱんじょ

juvenile court
126.

しょうすうたたいけい

few-body (physics)
127.

ろうしょうふてい

Death comes to old and young alike, uncertainty of life
128.

しょうこくみん

the rising generation, children
129.

ねんしょう

youth
130.

すこしづつ

little by little, a little for each, gradually
131.

しょうねんだん

Boy Scouts
132.
ない
くちかずがすくない

taciturn
133.

しょうすうてん

decimal point, radix point
134.

しょうこう

Shoukou
135.

ねんしょうきえい

being young and spirited, being young and full of go
136.

ちっと

a little bit, a little while
137.

しょうねんはんざい

juvenile crime, juvenile delinquency
138.
ない
くちかずのすくない

taciturn
139.

しょうすうとう

minority party
140.

しょうし

low birth rate
141.

ねんしょうかっき

youthful ardor, rash impulse of an inexperienced youth
142.

ちと

a little bit, a little while
143.

しょうねんぶんがく

juvenile literature
144.
なし
こうげんれいしょくすくなしじん

those who resort to blandishments and fawning smiles are apt to lack compassion, a honeyed tongue with a heart of gall
145.

しょうすうは

minority group (party), minority
146.

しょうしか

declining birth rates, decrease in the number of children
147.

ねんしょうしゃ

youth, minor, young people

Kuten Code: 3015
EUC Code: beaf
Shift-JIS Code: 8f4e
JIS Code: 3e2f
Unicode: 5c11
Radical Index: 4
Classic Index: 42
Frequency Rank: 287
Jouyou Grade: 2
DeRoo Code: 1160
Four Corner code: 9020.0
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 3467
"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 166
"New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 1390
"Japanese For Busy People" Index: 2.17
"The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power" Index: 153
"Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide" Index: 512
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd Edition" Index: 160
"Kanji in Context" Index: 105
"Kanji Learners Dictionary" Index: 2163
"Essential Kanji" Index: 129
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" Index: 93
"Tuttle Kanji Cards" Index: 95
"The Kanji Dictionary" Index Code: 3n1.1
"Kanji & Kana 2nd Edition" Index: 144
Morohashi Index: 7475
Morohashi Volume.Page: 4.89
Gakken Index: 143
"Remembering The Kanji" Index: 231
"Japanese Names" Index: 106
Korean Reading: so
Pinyin: shao3, shao4


Radical Index : 丿 : 少

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