小 — little, small

小
Meaning
little, small
On reading
ショウshou
Kun reading
ちいさいchiisaiこkoおoさsa
Strokes
3
Learned in
Grade 1 of elementary school in Japan

小 in names

When I turn a name into kanji, I use 小 for the sound “ko” (こ).

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