少し

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
少
すこ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Possibly related to 少ない (sukunai). Possibly cognate with the ku part in 幾 (iku).

Pronunciation

Adverb

少(すこ)し • (sukoshi) 

  1. a little; slightly

Noun

少(すこ)し • (sukoshi) 

  1. a little; a few

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: skosh

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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