Kanji: 少

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	小(⺌) Radical name: しょう(ちいさい)
Meaning:	Few, little
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 300 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	少(すく)ない	a few
N5	少(すこ)し	Few
N3	少女(しょうじょ)	daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl
N3	少々(しょうしょう)	just a minute, small quantity
N3	少年(しょうねん)	boys, juveniles
N3	少(すこ)しも	anything of, not one bit
N3	多少(たしょう)	more or less, somewhat, a little, some
N2	青少年(せいしょうねん)	youth, young person
N1	少女(おとめ)	daughter, young lady, virgin, maiden, little girl
N1	減少(げんしょう)	decrease, reduction, decline
N1	少数(しょうすう)	minority, few
N1	少(すく)なくとも	at least