โ†โ†’
ๅฐ

Small, Little

ใกใ„ใ•ใ„ (chiisai), ใ“ (ko)

JLPT N5

Interesting Fact

In Japanese folklore, there is a hero named ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง-๐›ล๐ฌ๐ก๐ข 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-bลshi 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 ๅฐ.

Readings

Onyomi: ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆ (shou)

Kunyomi: ใกใ„ใ•ใ„ (chiisai), ใ“ (ko)

Example Words

ๅฐใ•ใ„
ใกใ„ใ•ใ„ (chiisai)
Small
ๅฐๅญฆๆ ก
ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใŒใฃใ“ใ† (shougakkou)
Elementary school
ๅฐๅท
ใŠใŒใ‚ (ogawa)
Small river
ๅฐๆŒ‡
ใ“ใ‚†ใณ (koyubi)
Little finger

Example Sentence

ๅฐใ•ใ„็ŒซใŒใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใกใ„ใ•ใ„ ใญใ“ ใŒ ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

chiisai neko ga imasu

There is a small cat.

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