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ๅƒ…
ๅƒ…
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Grade 8

Meanings

a wee bit

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ญใƒณ
ใ‚ดใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‚ใš.ใ‹

Common Words

ๅƒ…ใ‹
็บ”ใ‹
Usually kana
Freq #1548
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin)

Examples
ใ‚ใšใ‹ใช่ชคใ‚Šใงใ‚‚่‡ดๅ‘ฝ็š„ใชๆƒจไบ‹ใซใคใชใŒใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚
The slightest mistake may lead to a fatal disaster.
ใ“ใ‚“ใชใ‚ใšใ‹ใชๅŽๅ…ฅใงใฏใจใฆใ‚‚ใ‚„ใฃใฆใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€‚
I can't get by on such a small income.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

only; just; merely; no more than

Examples
็งใฏใ‚ใšใ‹๏ผ‘๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๅ††ใ—ใ‹ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
I have no more than 1,000 yen with me.
ๅคไผ‘ใฟใพใงใ‚ใจใ‚ใšใ‹ไธ€้€ฑ้–“ใ ใ€‚
The summer vacation is only a week away.
ใปใ‚“ใฎๅƒ…ใ‹
Expression
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #10900
1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

Examples
ใ“ใฎใ‚นใƒผใƒ—ใฏใปใ‚“ใฎใ‚ใšใ‹ๅกฉใŒใŸใ‚Šใชใ„ใ€‚
This soup needs just a touch of salt.
ใ”ใๅƒ…ใ‹
ๆฅตๅƒ…ใ‹
Expression
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #25385
1

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

Examples
ไธก่€…ใฎ้–“ใซใฏใ€ใ‚ใฃใŸใจใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ€็›ธ้•ใฏใ”ใใ‚ใšใ‹ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚
There is little, if any, difference between the two.
ใใ‚“ใ•
Noun
Freq #36417
1

narrow margin; slim margin

ๆฎ‹ใ‚Šๅƒ…ใ‹
ใฎใ“ใ‚Šใ‚ใšใ‹
Expression
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Freq #38586
1

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

Examples
ไปŠๅนดใ‚‚ๆฎ‹ใ‚Šใ‚ใšใ‹ใชๆ—ฅใ—ใ‹ใชใ„ใ€‚
There are only a few days left before the end of the year.
ๅƒ…ใ‹ใ—ใ‹
Expression
Usually kana
Freq #56584
1

With neg. verb

(nothing) but a little

ๅƒ…ใ‹ใซ
ๅƒ…ใซ
็บ”ใ‹ใซ
็บ”ใซ
Adverb
Usually kana
Freq #63593
1

slightly; a little

2

barely; narrowly

Examples
้œงใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚ใšใ‹ใซ้™ธๅœฐใ‚’ใฟใ‚ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใŸใ€‚
The land could just be discerned through the mist.
3

only; just; merely

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ‚ใšใ‹ใซ๏ผ‘๏ผ๏ผๅ†Šใฎๆœฌใ—ใ‹ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€‚
He has no more than one hundred books.
ใใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†
๏ฝžใช Adj.
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #70732
1

a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; insignificant; narrow (margin)

ๅƒ…ๅƒ…
ใใ‚“ใใ‚“
Adverb
Freq #97614
1

'taru' adjective

only; just; merely; no more than

๐ŸŽ“

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