少 a little (amount)

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ILL PAIR, PK, SYMBOLIC

小 (small size) + 一 (one/line radical)

ONYOMI: SHOU

SHOW me a little smile!

DESCRIPTION: HOW TO TELL 小さい　AND 少し APART-- Chisai (小)can be thought of as a dude with droopy sad eyes and a big nose. He's sad because he's so short. The ladies, they do not choose him so much.

Sukoshi is the same guy, but he's smiling A SMALL AMOUNT(少). He's a small amount of happy. Because your dad sent him flowers.

KUNYOMI:

すく*ない: just a little - not enough. (Not necessarily a bad meaning: "The risks are negligible.")

JUKUGO:

少女 ( しょうじょ ): young girl - usually 5- 15 years old.
少 (a little (amount)) + 女 (woman) = 少女 (young girl)
少年 ( しょうねん ): young boy- usually 5- 15 years old.
少 (a little (amount)) + 年 (year) = 少年 (young boy)
少数 ( しょうすう ): minority
少 (a little (amount)) + 数 (number, to count) = 少数 (minority)

LOOKALIKES:

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
小	small size	NO SMILING
少	a little (amount)	SMILING

Chisai (小)can be thought of as a dude with droopy sad eyes and a big nose. He's sad because he's so small. The ladies, they do not choose him so much. Sukoshi is the same guy, but he's smiling a little bit(少). He's a little bit happy.

Because your dad sent him flowers.

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