EASY (IER) KANJI - JLPT 4 KYUU

Only 3 small strokes make this kanji

1) shou, 2) ko, 3) o, 4) chii(sai) - small, little

小学校 shou gakkou - elementary school
小さい家 chiisai ie - a small house
小説 shou setsu - a novel, a story (fiction)