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少し JLPT 5

Kana Reading

すこし

Romaji

sukoshi

Word Senses

Parts of speech

adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

small quantity; little; few; something

Example sentence

手が寒さで震えたは、少しオーバーですみません。 Sorry, "my hands shuddered with the cold" was a bit over the top.
Parts of speech

Meaning

little while

Example sentence

「少しうちに寄っていかない？」「いいの？」「うち共働きで親は遅いの」 Want to drop round my place? "Can I?" "My parents come home late as they both work."
Parts of speech

Meaning

short distance

Example sentence

田島くん・・・。君はもう少し品のいい話はできないのか？ Tajima ... can't you talk a little bit more genteelly?

Examples of 少し, すこし in a sentence

手が寒さで震えたは、少しオーバーですみません。

Sorry, "my hands shuddered with the cold" was a bit over the top.
「少しうちに寄っていかない？」「いいの？」「うち共働きで親は遅いの」

Want to drop round my place? "Can I?" "My parents come home late as they both work."
田島くん・・・。君はもう少し品のいい話はできないのか？

Tajima ... can't you talk a little bit more genteelly?
近隣の家は壊れたが、自宅は少しの修繕費ですんだ。

The neighbouring house was destroyed, but mine survived just a bit of cost for repair.
少し酔いが回ってしまったようですね。すみません、意味の分からないことを言って・・・。

It seems I've got a little tipsy. Sorry to have talked rubbish...
彼は少し横に詰めて席を空けてあげた。

He squashed up a bit to the side to leave a seat free.

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Kanji in this word

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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