EntryCommon
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    minimum; lowest; minimal; least

    被害は最小限に食い止められた。
    The damage was held to a minimum.
  2. Adverb (fukushi)

    at a minimum

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

utmost, most, extreme

Kun
もっと.もつま
On
サイシュ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
82 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
4c8.10The Kanji Dictionary
6014.7Four corner code
3867deroo
6700Unicode hex code
1-26-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2146Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2492New Nelson (John Haig)
2472New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3120Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1599Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2181Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
821Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
884Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
121A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1742Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
291Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14301Morohashi
484A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
263Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
263Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
402sakade
612Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
510henshall3
587Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
99crowley
439Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1000Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
829Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zui4Pinyin reading
choeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

little, small

Kun
ちい.さいこ-お-さ-
On
ショウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
114 of 2500
Radical
small
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

いさらこうさざしゃおちいさ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-2SKIP code
3n0.1The Kanji Dictionary
9000.0Four corner code
1141deroo
5c0fUnicode hex code
1-30-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1355Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1389New Nelson (John Haig)
7New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
7Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
105Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
110Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
63A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
21Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
33Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7473Morohashi
36A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
27Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
27Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
24sakade
46Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
27henshall3
15Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
126crowley
88Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
511Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
106Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao3Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

limit, restrict, to best of ability

Kun
かぎ.るかぎ.り-かぎ.り
On
ゲン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
405 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-6, 1-2-6SKIP code
2d6.1The Kanji Dictionary
7723.2Four corner code
3665deroo
9650Unicode hex code
1-24-34JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4987Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6439New Nelson (John Haig)
398New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
475Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
296Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
357Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1466Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1576Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
474A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
600Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41627Morohashi
665A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
847Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
866Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
601sakade
985Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
691henshall3
696Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
370crowley
975Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
728Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1478Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian4Pinyin reading
hanKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level