寡
寡

widow, minority, few

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少しすこし寡し些しAdverbFreq #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Noun～な Adj.Freq #19178
1

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

多寡たかNounFreq #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)NounFreq #51641
1

widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman

寡聞かぶんNounFreq #55777
1

Humble

having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed

寡兵かへいNounFreq #56572
1

small army force

寡欲寡慾かよくNoun～な Adj.Freq #56698
1

unselfishness; wanting little

男やもめ男寡おとこやもめ男鰥NounFreq #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NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #103126
1

Economics

oligopoly; control of a market

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