Kanji: 小

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	小(⺌) Radical name: しょう(ちいさい)
Meaning:	Little, small
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 100 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	小(ちい)さい	little
N5	小(ちい)さな	little
N4	小鳥(ことり)	small bird
N4	小学校(しょうがっこう)	elementary school
N4	小説(しょうせつ)	novel
N3	小包(こづつみ)	parcel, package
N3	小麦(こむぎ)	wheat
N3	小屋(こや)	hut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen
N2	小遣(こづか)い	personal expenses, pocket money, spending money, incidental expenses, allowance
N2	小指(こゆび)	little finger
N2	縮小(しゅくしょう)	reduction, curtailment
N2	小学生(しょうがくせい)	grade school student
N2	小数(しょうすう)	fraction (part of), decimal
N2	小便(しょうべん)	(col) urine, piss
N2	大小(だいしょう)	size
N1	小売(こうり)	retail
N1	小柄(こがら)	short (build)
N1	小切手(こぎって)	cheque, check
N1	小銭(こぜに)	coins, small change
N1	小児科(しょうにか)	pediatrics