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
少年は木に自分の名前を刻んだ。
The boy carved his name on the tree.
El muchacho talló su nombre en el árbol.
Tatoeba #146513(opens in a new tab)少しテレビを見てもいいですか。
Do you mind if I watch TV for a while?
¿Te importa si veo la tele un poco?
Tatoeba #146856(opens in a new tab)私は少々の事ではあきらめない。
I'm no quitter.
Yo no renuncio así nada más.
Tatoeba #155853(opens in a new tab)青い目をした少女はジェーンです。
The girl with blue eyes is Jane.
Jane es la chica de ojos azules.
Tatoeba #142582(opens in a new tab)