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小

しょう

Readings

しょう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, n-prefsmallness; small item
  2. 2.
    nshort month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
  3. 3.
    n, n-prefelementary school
  4. 4.
    n-prefsmaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior
  5. 5.
    n-prefyounger (of two people with the same name); junior
  6. 6.
    nunit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)

Kanji breakdown

小
N23 strokesGrade 1

Example sentences

大か、小か。

Large or small?

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小しょう

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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