小さい頃
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 小さい頃
1
as a child; when one was a child
Examples
ケーキ職人は小さい頃からの夢でした。
From childhood I dreamed of being a pastry cook.
Kanji in this Word
小
3 strokes
Frequency: 114
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
little
small
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ちい.さい
こ-
お-
さ-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
いさら
こう
さざ
しゃお
ちいさ
頃
11 strokes
Frequency: 2015
Grade 8
Meanings
time
about
toward
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケイ
キョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ころ
ごろ
しばら.く
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ころも
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