Word Meaning 少子

しょうし shoushi

少子 is read as しょうし (shoushi) and means youngest child (in the family).

Meaning

English

  1. youngest child (in the family)
  2. small number of children (per family)
  3. low birth rate

Reading

Kana

しょうし

Romaji

shoushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 88354 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

少子化対策

しょうしかたいさく

countermeasures to the falling birthrate

少子化

しょうしか

declining birth rates

少子高齢化

しょうしこうれいか

decreasing birthrate and aging population

少年

しょうねん

boy

少し

すこし

a little way

少女

しょうじょ

female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

少々

しょうしょう

just a minute

少ない

すくない

few

少なからず

すくなからず

considerably

少しも

すこしも

(not) at all

少年院

しょうねんいん

reformatory

Example Sentences

1

Although an increase of unmarried mothers is needed in order to escape the declining birth rate for some reason public opinion in Japan is avoiding this argument.