少 (Kanji for a little (amount))

HOW TO TELL 小さい　AND 少し APART-- Chisai (小)can be thought of as a dude with droopy sad eyes and a big nose. He's sad because he's so short. The ladies, they do not choose him so much.

Sukoshi is the same guy, but he's smiling A SMALL AMOUNT(少). He's a small amount of happy. Because your dad sent him flowers.

Onyomi

SHOU	SHOW me a little smile!

Mnemonic

Kunyomi

すこ＊し	more positive than the the other one . . .more like, "do you want milk in your coffee?" "Just a little!" ★★★★★
すく*ない	just a little - not enough. (Not necessarily a bad meaning: "The risks are negligible.") ★★★★★

Jukugo

少女(しょうじょ)

young girl ★★★★☆
少 (a little (amount)) + 女 (woman) = 少女 (young girl)

young girl - usually 5- 15 years old.

少年(しょうねん)

young boy ★★★★☆
少 (a little (amount)) + 年 (year) = 少年 (young boy)

young boy- usually 5- 15 years old.

少数(しょうすう)

minority ★★☆☆☆
少 (a little (amount)) + 数 (integer, to count) = 少数 (minority)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
小	small size	NO SMILING
少	a little (amount)	SMILING

Chisai (小)can be thought of as a dude with droopy sad eyes and a big nose. He's sad because he's so small. The ladies, they do not choose him so much. Sukoshi is the same guy, but he's smiling a little bit(少). He's a little bit happy.

Because your dad sent him flowers.

少 a little (amount)

Onyomi

Mnemonic

Kunyomi

Jukugo

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