Kanji

少

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JLPT N4Jōyō · grade 2freq #2874 strokes

Meanings

few, little

ES: poco, pequeño, un poco, apenas

On
ショウ
Kun
すく.ない、すこ.し

Common words

  • 少しすこしa little, a bit, a small amount, a few, some, slightly, somewhat
  • 少ないすくないfew, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare
  • 少年しょうねんboy
  • 多少たしょうa little, some, somewhat, slightly, to some degree, to some extent
  • 少女しょうじょgirl (usu. between 7 and 17), young lady
  • 少々しょうしょうa little, a bit, a small amount, a few, a pinch, some
  • 少しもすこしも(not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest
  • 青少年せいしょうねんyoung people (ages 12 to 25), youth, the younger generation

Example sentences

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