Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 4

少

Meaning in English

few, little, un petit peu

Readings

Onyomi: ショウ Kunyomi: すく.ない, すこ.し Romaji: shou / suku.nai, suko.shi

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少

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese poucos, pouco, um petit peu

Spanish pocos, pequeño, un petit peu

Korean few, little, un petit peu

French peu, peu, un petit peu

Italian pochi, poco, un petit peu

German wenige, wenig, ein kleines

Indonesian few, little, un petit peu

★ Vietnamese ít, nhỏ, un petit peu

Thai น้อย, เล็กน้อย, un petit peu

Kanji

Related kanji

N5 小 shou / chii.sai, ko-, o-, sa- little, small, petit N1 尚 shou / nao esteem, furthermore, still

Word

Words with this kanji

N5 少し難しい sukoshi muzukashii a little difficult N5 少ない sukunai few, little N5 少し sukoshi a little

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N4 最近忙しいわけではないけど前より時間が少なくなった気がする Saikin isogashii wake de wa nai kedo mae yori jikan ga sukunaku natta ki ga suru It is not that I am busy but I feel I have less time than before N4 仕事が終わったあとで少し散歩しながら話そうか Shigoto ga owatta ato de sukoshi sanpo shinagara hanasou ka After work let us talk while walking a little N4 その結果についてもう少し詳しく説明してもらえますか Sono kekka ni tsuite mou sukoshi kuwashiku setsumei shite moraemasu ka Could you explain the result in more detail N4 彼の話し方は丁寧だけど、少し硬い感じがする Kare no hanashikata wa teinei da kedo, sukoshi katai kanji ga suru His way of speaking is polite, but feels a little stiff N4 この仕事が終わったら、少し休んでもいいですか Kono shigoto ga owattara, sukoshi yasunde mo ii desu ka When this work is finished, may I rest a little N4 この話を聞いてから、考え方が少し変わった気がする Kono hanashi o kiite kara, kangaekata ga sukoshi kawatta ki ga suru After hearing this story, I feel my way of thinking changed a little N4 最初は難しく感じても、続けていれば少しずつ慣れてくるよ Saisho wa muzukashiku kanjite mo, tsudzukete ireba sukoshi zutsu narete kuru yo Even if it feels difficult at first, you will gradually get used to it if you continue N4 昨日より少し涼しくなったから外で勉強してもいいかも Kinou yori sukoshi suzushiku natta kara soto de benkyou shite mo ii kamo Since it became cooler than yesterday maybe studying outside is good N4 この問題についてもう少し詳しく説明してもらえる？ Kono mondai ni tsuite mou sukoshi kuwashiku setsumei shite moraeru Can you explain this problem in more detail