JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 6

少 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

few; little

On
ショウshou
Kun
すこしsukoshi すくないsukunai わかいwakai しばらくshibaraku まれmare

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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少4 strokes

How to write 少: stroke order

少 has 4 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

少 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 少 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 少

The parts 少 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 小

    small

    Radical

  • 丿

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 6