Word details

少なすぎる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 少なすぎる.

Dictionary

Entry

少なすぎる少な過ぎるすくなすぎるIchidan verbFreq #15789
1

to be lacking in options; to be too few

Examples
私の仕事はいつも多すぎるか少なすぎるかのどちらかである。
My work is always feast or famine.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

few, little

4 strokesFrequency 287JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ショウ

Kun

すく.ないすこ.し

overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

11 strokesFrequency 285JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

す.ぎるす.ごすあやま.ちあやま.つよぎ.るよ.ぎる

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