01
小さい
ちいさい
small
Meanings
- little
- small
Readings
Onyomi
- ショウ
Kunyomi
- ちい.さい
- こ-
- お-
- さ-
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Useful words
02
小学校
しょうがっこう
elementary school
03
小学生
しょうがくせい
elementary school student
04
小説
しょうせつ
novel
05
小包
こづつみ
parcel
06
小鳥
ことり
small bird
Compare Kanji
01大Pair97%large, bigSmall and big form the basic size contrast learners meet early.02少Meaning88%few, littleFew and small are close, but 少 adds an extra stroke and shifts toward quantity.03細Meaning75%dainty, get thinFine or thin keeps the “small” feeling but applies it to detail.04幼Meaning64%infancy, childhoodYoung often implies small, giving 小 a life-stage neighbor.05微Meaning69%delicate, minutenessSubtle or tiny extends smallness into things that are barely noticed.06低Meaning62%lower, shortLow and small both describe reduced scale, even though one measures height.
Appears in Decks
Spark Set
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First 50 Kanji expands the starter base into a broader beginner review.
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Tiny But Powerful
Tiny But Powerful keeps 25 compact kanji in one quick review.
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The First Week Deck
First Week Kanji gives new learners a 47-card runway for early daily practice.
Practice in DeckSpark SetPosition 29Wordcraft Set
Compound Powerhouses
Compound Powerhouses gathers 99 kanji centered on compound building.
Practice in DeckWordcraft SetPosition 58Wordcraft Set
Kanji That Build Many Words
Kanji That Build Many Words is a 99-card kanji deck for word-building patterns.
Practice in DeckWordcraft SetPosition 18Wordcraft Set
Kanji in Japanese Place Names
Study 99 kanji that keep Japanese place names in view.
Practice in DeckWordcraft SetPosition 3Wordcraft Set
High-Utility 250
High-Utility 250 gathers 250 useful kanji for broad review.
Practice in DeckWordcraft SetPosition 112Shadow Set
Kanji With Too Many Readings
Kanji With Too Many Readings keeps the lesson tight with 28 kanji on crowded readings.
Practice in DeckShadow SetPosition 22