This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ショウ、ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
Romaji: shō, chii.sai, ko-, o-, sa-
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: いさら、こう、さざ、しゃお、ちいさ
Romaji: isara, kou, saza, shao, chiisa
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Romaji

Meanings

little, small

Stroke Diagram

123

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  3
Radical Number:  42
Frequency:  114
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  1-1-2
Korean Reading:  so
Chinese Reading:  xiao3
Unicode:  5c0f
JIS:  3E2E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 7
Nelson Index: 1355
New Nelson Index: 1389
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3n0.1
Four Corner Index: 9000.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 36
Gakken Index: 63
Japanese Names Index: 21
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7473
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0046
Remembering the kanji Index: 105
Busy People Index: 2.15
Kanji Way Index: 126
Kanji Flashcards Index: 46
Kodansha Compact Index: 511
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 27
Kanji in Context Index: 88
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 106
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 110
Essential Kanji Index: 33
Kodansha Kanji Index: 7
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1141
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 24
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 15

Words

()
narrow; thin
(しょう)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
()
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
小学校 (しょうがっこう)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
小さい (ちいさい)
small; little; tiny
()
small; little; slight; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow; minor (sometimes derogatory); petty
(ささ、さざ)
small; little
(ぐゎー)
small; little; dear (figurative sense)
小型 (こがた)
small size; tiny
小学 (しょうがく)
elementary school; primary school; grade school
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