JLPT N3 · Noun

小 (shou)

小 (しょう, shou) is a Japanese noun meaning “smallness; small item”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょう
Romaji: shou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

smallness; small item · noun, prefix noun
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days) · noun · abbreviation
urine; piss; pee; urination · noun · abbreviation
elementary school · noun, prefix noun · abbreviation
smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior · prefix noun

Example sentences

大か、小か。

Large or small?

Tatoeba #137762

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 小

little, smallショウ・ちい.さい・こ- · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 小.

小さいちいさいsmall小さなちいさなsmall小説しょうせつnovel小鳥ことりsmall bird小学校しょうがっこうprimary school小包こづつみparcel小麦こむぎwheat小屋こやhut小銭こぜにsmall change小指こゆびlittle finger縮小しゅくしょうreduction小数しょうすうfraction (part of)小便しょうべんurine大小だいしょうsize

Source: JMdict entry 2083540 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.