少 means few
little
Slice a bit off something small, and there's even less: few.
On'yomi
- ショウshou
Kun'yomi
- すく(ない)sukunai
- すこ(し)sukoshi
How it's built
- 小small
- 丿slash
Common words
- 少しょうsmall; little
- 少年しょうねんboy
- 少女しょうじょgirl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady
- 多少たしょうa little; some
Through history
Oracle bone- Today