少

Few

Also: Little, A Bit

On'yomi

  • しょう shou

Kun'yomi

  • すく(ない) sukunai
  • すこ(し) sukoshi
Stroke count
4
Radical
小 small · Kangxi radical 42
JLPT level
N5
School grade
Grade 2

少 has 4 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 小 (small), number 42. Hashidari places it at JLPT N5. Japanese students learn it in grade 2 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N5 kanji list · Grade 2 kanji list · All kanji