How to write 小
- Meaning
- little, small
- On reading
- ショウ
- Kun reading
- ちい(さい)
- Strokes
- 3
- Level
- JLPT N5
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Example words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小さい | ちいさい | small; little |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう | primary school; elementary school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい | elementary school student; primary school student |
Example sentence
小さいねこがいます。
ちいさいねこがいます。
There is a small cat.
Uses only kanji from JLPT N5 and below.
Practice sheet
The red stroke is the one to write next, and the dot shows where to start. Trace the grey characters, then write on your own.
小little, smallOn: ショウ · Kun: ちい(さい) · 3 strokes · JLPT N5
Free worksheets from kanji.chanyama.com. Stroke order: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0, Ulrich Apel). Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0, EDRDG). JLPT lists: tanos.co.uk (unofficial). This worksheet is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.