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Keyword
small
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig110
Readings
ちい
(31%)
こ
(29%)
ちっ
(14%)
お
(1%)
Composed of
ハ
short legs
亅
hook
Mnemonic

We see here a pair of short legs and a fishing hook between them. Yes, that must be a pretty small fisherman if his fishing hook is longer than his legs!

Used in kanji (25 in total)
少
few
原
original
歳
years old
京
capital
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Used in vocabulary (1292 in total)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
small; little; tiny
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
1289 more...
Examples (200 in total)
Can you see that small house?
It's a minor problem.
Even the smallest child knows that kind a thing.
It's a small room.
He said the words in a very small voice.
I think they're too small for you.
My feet are smaller than your feet.
That small one is also mine.
This is smaller than that.
This is very small.
This is too small.
The house is small.
Make it smaller.
It's too small.
He was small, but strong.
She's small.
She spoke in a small voice.
She's smaller than me.
She has small feet.
It was smaller than I thought.
It's too small for me.
I was too small.
That book is small.
This book is the smallest of all.
This book is smaller.
This book is the smallest of all the books.
This book is very small.
How small this book is!
This book is small.
This book is really small!
This is a very small book.
This is a small book.
They are not little children.
The smallest child knows such a simple thing.
That house is very small.
The world is a small village.
That little girl is my sister's friend.
I like his new house, but I had not expected it to be so small.
The little girl grew into a beautiful woman.
She was a little girl then.
I think it's too small for you.
I think they're a little too small for you.
I was born in a small town.
She was born in a small village.
Japan is a small country.
Japanese houses are small.
This is a small house, but it will do for us.
The house is small, but it's enough for us.
It's no small matter.
Kingdoms and small countries then developed.
Do you have one a little smaller?
The small island came into sight.
I think that car is a little too small for you.
He lives in a very small room.
He lived in a small town nearby.
It is true that we desire to live in a small town.
My brother lives in a small village.
I lived in a small town.
I live in a small town.
As many as ten people live in this small house.
There's a small chair in my room.
Could you lower your voice?
That small star is the brightest.
Your dog is big and mine is small.
The small dog tried to get away.
The desk seems small in this room.
He has a large desk in his small room.
My older brother lives in a small village.
Little children always question things we adults take for granted.
Little girls like playing with dolls.
Draw a small circle.
You may take either the big box or the small one.
She had a little box in her hand.
One small step could change everything.
I can't read small letters.
The old man gave her a small doll.
What's your favorite song to sing with young children?
A small village grew into a large city.
I'd like to buy a small mirror.
His house was small and old.
Even a little child knows its name.
Big fish eat small fish.
When I was little, I couldn't eat fish.
We have only a small garden.
A little boy greeted me.
The dog attacked the little boy.
I gave it to the little boy.
I saw a little boy running.
The teachers greeted the little boys.
The little boy felt secure in his father's arms.
The house is small but beautiful.
Would you please turn down the TV?
What a small television set! Does it really work?
Could you please turn your television down?
Turn down the television.
Turn down the TV a little. I'm trying to go to sleep.
Turn down the TV.
My house is small and cramped.
The buildings look so tiny.
Large or small?
Compared to your feet, my feet are smaller.
Compared to yours, my car is small.
The earth is small compared with the sun.
My house seems small beside his.
There on the top of a high mountain they built a small town of their own and lived in peace.
They built a small village on an island.
Little girls are dancing in the woods.
Small animals are very cute.
The man terrified the little children.
From space, the earth looks small.
These shoes are too small.
These shoes are too small for me.
My shoes are too small. I need new ones.
My feet hurt because these shoes are too small.
He is too young to go swimming alone.
"What kind of book are you reading?" "A novel."
That novel was widely read.
I was reading a novel then.
That was the most interesting novel that I had ever read.
This novel is much longer than that.
This novel is by far more interesting than that one.
The novel is very exciting.
It is difficult to understand this novel.
This novel exercised a great influence on young people.
This novel is too difficult for me to read.
Few students are interested in reading this novel.
This is a novel written by Hemingway.
This is the longest novel that I have ever read.
The novel has sold almost 20,000 copies.
I have read the novel before.
As soon as he got the novel, he began reading it.
I may have read that novel, but I don't remember it.
I'll soon finish reading this novel.
Many novels have been written by him.
Because novels, just like paintings, need you to practice.
I like writing novels more than reading them.
The novels he wrote are interesting.
Among his novels, I like this best.
I have read all his novels.
His novels are too deep for me.
I do not read his novels.
I haven't read any of his novels.
His new novel is worth reading.
His latest novel is well worth reading.
He's reading a novel now.
Not only did he teach school, but he wrote novels.
He read a most interesting novel yesterday.
He reads a novel every day.
My hobby is reading novels.
I haven't read this new novel, and my sister hasn't either.
I haven't read all of his novels.
I haven't read his novel, and my brother hasn't either.
I don't like novels without heroes.
Our city is rather small in comparison with Tokyo.
I grew up in a very small town.
He grew up in a little village.
I grew up in this small town.
I grew up in a small town.
It's in a small room at the end of the garden.
The little boy said hello to me.
I haven't read the final page of the novel yet.
Our school library is small, but new.
How can I get my toddler to eat vegetables?
After he finished supper, he began to read the novel.
I was deeply moved by that novel.
I never read his novels without being deeply moved.
The little boy has lost the money given to him by his father.
Do you have a smaller size?
Do you have smaller sizes?
Do you have any smaller sizes?
The ring I gave her had a tiny stone in it.
I noticed that a small gray animal was looking toward us.
Our world is getting smaller and smaller.
I like reading American novels.
Indeed this car is small, but it is powerful.
I remember reading this novel.
I remember reading this novel before.
She is staying at a little hotel by the castle.
Please speak in a low voice.
There is a small pond in our garden.
The pond was alive with tiny fishes.
That's too small a box to hold all these things.
The hut was set on fire.
There is a hut at the back of our house.
There's a hut under the bridge.
I saw a hut in the distance.
I think his novel is boring.
This camera is small, but very good.
There lives an old man in the hut by the lake.
I stayed at a small hotel near the lake.
This novel is boring.
Life in a small town is boring.
She is bored with this novel.
Sometimes I have to read boring novels.
There used to be a small castle on this hill.
This shirt is too small for me to wear.
That bicycle is too small for you.
This hat is too small. Please show me another one.
This hat is too small for me.
This hat is a little too small for me.