| 93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 160 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 143 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 166 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 129 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 47 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 88 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 144 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 144 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 105 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4278 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7475 | Morohashi |
| 3467 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1390 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 106 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 111 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 153 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 95 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
287 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 少 【ショウ】 small, little, few
- 少輔 【ショウ】 assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
- 最少 【サイショウ】 fewest, least, smallest (number), lowest, minimum, youngest
- 過少 【カショウ】 too few, too little, insufficient
Kun reading compounds
- 少ない 【すくない】 few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare
- 少し 【すこし】 a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, some, slightly, somewhat, a little while, a short time, a moment, a minute, a little way, a short distance
- 少しも 【すこしも】 (not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
- un poco
- apenas
Portuguese
- poucos
- pequenos
French
- un petit peu
- un peu
| 1160 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 9020.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c11 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1657 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壮 【ソウ】 vibrancy, strength, bravery, manliness, (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30), counter for times of moxibustion
- 壮行 【ソウコウ】 rousing
- 悲壮 【ヒソウ】 tragic but brave, heroic, grim
- 強壮 【キョウソウ】 able-bodied, robust, sturdy, strong
Kun reading compounds
- 盛ん 【さかん】 prosperous, flourishing, thriving, successful, popular, widespread, active, lively, energetic, vigorous, brisk, strong, enthusiastic, eager, hearty, frequent, repeated
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つよし
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- poderoso
- influyente
- próspero
Portuguese
- robusto
- másculo
- prosperidade
French
- robuste
- âge d'homme
- prospérité
| 1514 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1449 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2837 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1329 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1174 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 243 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1326 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1409 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1445 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 394 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 327 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5642 | Morohashi |
| 224 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 974 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 321 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 343 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1068 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1272 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3411.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58ee | Unicode hex code |