Japanese Dictionary

Reading and JLPT level

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
しょう
Romaji
shō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a prefix
    Meaning
    smallness; small item
    Example sentence
    Large or small?
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    elementary school
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)

Examples of 小, しょう in a sentence


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