Keyword
small
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig110
Readings
ちい
(31%)
(29%)
ちっ
(14%)
(1%)
Composed of
short legs
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)
few
original
years old
capital
gap
claim a title
thread
chain
uncle
sharp point
increasingly extend
prefecture
respectful
sparrow
adore
family relative
???
grateful
religious purification [old]
obeisant
valuable
you
ancestral shrine
walking and fro
fuel used for sacrifices
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)
Examples (200 in total)
Can you see that small house?
It's a minor problem.
Even the smallest child knows that kind a thing.