Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 小量(しょうりょう) in Japanese

小量, 少量
Kana Reading
しょうりょう
Romaji
shōryō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    small dose; small quantity; narrowmindedness
    Example sentence
    彼は少量の塩をゆで卵にふりかけた。 He put a touch of salt on a boiled egg.

Examples of 小量, 少量, しょうりょう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

量 JLPT 2

12 strokes

quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise

On'Yomi: リョウ

Kun'Yomi: はか.る

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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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小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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