勺

Glyph origin

 * something in the ladle or spoon.

Definitions

 * 1) spoon; ladle
 * 2) ladle-like object
 * 3)  little; small amount
 * 1)  little; small amount
 * 1)  little; small amount

Usage notes

 * 勺 was adopted as the standard simplification of in the . The current standard, the ', includes 杓, but it is intended to only be used for the biāo reading according to Tongyong Guifan Hanzi Zidian. Dictionaries from Mainland China, such as ' and , treat 杓 as an alternative form of.

Usage notes
Removed from the daily use Jōyō kanji by the Japanese government in 2010.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) 18.039 milliliters (a tenth of a  and 10 )
 * 2) 0.033 square meters (a hundredth of a tsubo)