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寡
寡
14 strokes
Frequency: 2035
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

widow
minority
few

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カ

Common Words

少し
すこし
寡し
些し
Adverb
Freq #133
1

a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat

Examples
子供に少し愛情を注いで見給え、すると君におびただしい愛情が戻ってくる。
Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.
2

a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute

Examples
少しテレビを見てもいいですか。
Do you mind if I watch TV for a while?
3

a little way; a short distance

少ない
すくない
尠い
寡い
～い Adj.
Freq #393
1

few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare

Examples
この病気に勝てる人は少ない。
Not many survive this disease.
寡黙
かもく
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #19178
1

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

多寡
たか
Noun
Freq #39079
1

degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size

寡婦
寡
かふ (寡婦)
やもめ
孀
やまめ (寡婦)
Noun
Freq #51641
1

widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman

寡聞
かぶん
Noun
Freq #55777
1

Humble

having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed

寡兵
かへい
Noun
Freq #56572
1

small army force

寡欲
寡慾
かよく
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #56698
1

unselfishness; wanting little

男やもめ
男寡
おとこやもめ
男鰥
Noun
Freq #82487
1

widower; divorced man not remarried

Examples
妻が死んだ男の人は男やもめと呼ばれます。
A man whose wife is dead is called a widower.
2

(long-term) bachelor

寡占
かせん
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #103126
1

Economics

oligopoly; control of a market

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