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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
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Kanji Grade 1 - 小

Kanji character Grade 1 小. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 1 - 小
 
About
little, small
Kun: ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
On: ショウ
3 strokes
Radical: small, insignificant 小
Parts: 小
 
Onyomi
小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name), unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
 
Kunyomi
小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child