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Meaning of 残り少ない(のこりすくない) in Japanese

残り少ない, 残りすくない
Kana Reading
のこりすくない
Romaji
nokorisukunai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    scarce; few remaining
    Example sentence
    おっと！火種が残りすくないぞ！薪割りしてくれ！ Whoops! There aren't many live coals left! Go make some kindling would you?

Examples of 残り少ない, 残りすくない, のこりすくない in a sentence

Kanji in this word

残 JLPT 3

10 strokes

remainder, leftover, balance

On'Yomi: ザン, サン

Kun'Yomi: のこ.る, のこ.す, そこな.う, のこ.り

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少 JLPT 5

4 strokes

few, little

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: すく.ない, すこ.し

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