しょう
Meanings
Prefix
1. small; little; few
Pitch accent
しょ
Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
decrease; reduction; decline
infancy; childhood; tender age
young; juvenile
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
small number; few; minority
scarce; rare
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
small number of people
small number of people
one's early days; little while
infinitesimal
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
too few; too little; insufficient
trifling; slight
young and old
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
small territory; assistant director of a district (ritsuryo system)
small number of children (per family); low birth rate; youngest child (in the family)
exceedingly little; exceedingly few; scanty; paltry; puny
the rising generation; children
young person
short and insufficient
small favors; small favours
small capital
junior society
personnel reduction
oligosaccharides
oligosaccharide
tropical wet and dry climate; tropical savannah climate
inspector (of the Dazaifu)
men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryo system)
men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryo system)
Examples (1 in total)
He expressed his opinion in a few words.