Search Terms: *少*
    
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adverb, noun
1.
small quantity, little, few, something
2.
little while
3.
short distance
Other readings:
                寡し【すこし】
、些し【すこし】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
 
adjective
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few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
Other readings:
                少い【すくない】[1]
、尠い【すくない】
、寡い【すくない】
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
 
noun
1.
little girl, maiden, young lady, female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2.
female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)(archaism)(only relevant for 少女 and しょうじょ)
Other readings:
                少女【おとめ】
、乙女【おとめ】
、小女【しょうじょ】
                adverb, no-adjective
1.
more or less, somewhat, a little, a few, some
noun
2.
amount, quantity
adverbial noun, noun
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just a minute, small quantity
Other readings:
                少少【しょうしょう】
、小々【しょうしょう】
、小小【しょうしょう】
                expression, adverb
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anything of, not one bit (with negative sentence)
Common word
adverb
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at least
Other readings:
                少くとも【すくなくとも】[1]
、尠くとも【すくなくとも】
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
 
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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decrease, reduction, decline
noun, no-adjective
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small number, few, minority
no-adjective, noun
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minimum, lowest, minimal, least
Other readings:
                最少限【さいしょうげん】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
 
noun
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young female rice planter, young girl
Other readings:
                早少女【さおとめ】
                noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
small quantity, small amount
noun, na-adjective
2.
narrowmindedness(esp. 小量)
Other readings:
                小量【しょうりょう】
                Common word
adverb
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considerably, not a little, in no small numbers
Other readings:
                尠からず【すくなからず】
                noun, no-adjective
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major general, rear admiral, air commodore
noun, no-adjective
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small sum (e.g. of money), small denomination
Other readings:
                小額【しょうがく】
                noun
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decimal point, radix point
Other readings:
                少数点【しょうすうてん】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage