少 few

Also: little

On'yomi: ショウ
Kun'yomi: すく-ない、すこ-し
Strokes: 4
JLPT: N5
Taught in: Primary school, year 2

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): すく-ない.

Stroke order

1
2
3
4

少 is written in 4 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Something already small (小) with one more slash (丿) cut off it — now there's only a little left.

A common word

少しすこし a little

Example sentences

みずを少しください。
みずをすこしください。
Please give me a little water.
きょうは 학생が少ないです。
きょうはがくせいがすくないです。
There are few students today.

Don't confuse it with

小 small

Kanji that share a part

小 is its radical.

京 capital
余 too much N3
歳 year-end N3
県 prefecture N2
隙 gap N1

丿 is a component. 62 kanji share it in all.