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小
Small, Little
ちいさい (chiisai), こ (ko)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
In Japanese folklore, there is a hero named 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐧-𝐛ō𝐬𝐡𝐢 who is only about an inch tall. He uses a sewing needle as a sword and a rice bowl as a boat. Search for Issun-bōshi on Google.
Memory Trick
A firework was supposed to explode into the sky, but it only produced three tiny sparks. Those three little sparks form 小.
Readings
Onyomi: ショウ (shou)
Kunyomi: ちいさい (chiisai), こ (ko)
Example Words
小さい
ちいさい (chiisai)
Small
小学校
しょうがっこう (shougakkou)
Elementary school
小川
おがわ (ogawa)
Small river
小指
こゆび (koyubi)
Little finger
Example Sentence
小さい猫がいます。
ちいさい ねこ が います。
chiisai neko ga imasu
There is a small cat.