小
small
- 亅hook
- 八splitting
- kun
- ちい.さいchii.saiこko
- on
- ショウshō
mnemonic
A HOOK (亅) SPLITTING (八) a piece in two: cut it, and cut it again, until it is SMALL. "Shō" (ショウ) as in shōgakkō, elementary school, for small children.
examples
- 小さいちいさいchiisaismall
- 小学校しょうがっこうshōgakkōelementary school
- 小川おがわogawastream