少ない
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 少ない
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.
Kanji in this Word
少
4 strokes
Frequency: 287
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
few
little
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
すく.ない
すこ.し
尠
13 strokes
Meanings
at least
not a little
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セン
セウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
すくな.い
寡
14 strokes
Frequency: 2035
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
widow
minority
few
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カ
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