少ない【すくない】
Frequency rank: 374.
- few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
adjective (keiyoushi)
Forms
- 少ない【すくない】Frequency rank: 374.
- 少い【すくない】Frequency rank: 39,309. – 39,877.
- 尠い【すくない】
- 寡い【すくない】
- すくないFrequency rank: 29,536. – 29,805.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
- insufficient
- seldom
This word is used to describe a small quantity or number of something, indicating that it is not enough.
It signifies that something does not meet a certain requirement or need, suggesting a deficiency.
We cannot continue the project due to insufficient funds.
This term can be used to indicate that something happens infrequently or rarely.
Generated collocations (experimental)
すくない少ないにんずう人数a small number of peopleすくない少ないじかん時間a little timeすくない少ないおかねお金a small amount of moneyすくない少ないきかい機会a few opportunitiesすくない少ないせんたくし選択肢few choicesすくない少ないしげん資源scarce resourcesすくない少ないじょうほう情報limited informationもの物がすくない少ないfew thingsたべもの食べ物がすくない少ないlittle foodもんだい問題がすくない少ないfew problemsすくない少ないけいけん経験little experience
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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In a dictionary like this one there should be at least two sentences with "fridge".
I think there are probably few Japanese who know this side of the Emperor Meiji, the side that left a song like this.
So now there are at least 20 rainbow trout in this area.
About today's packed-lunch, the menus prepared by Itsuki and Tanaka are low in beta-carotene-rich vegetables again aren't they?
It's a classic commuter town, even during the day there are few people around.
Who are you calling sweet-n-sour?! At the very least I certainly don't remember being sweet!
In any case, there's no one that can compare with Maradona.
There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.
Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.
13. もくざい木材はあふりかアフリカのたいはん大半においてきえゆく消えゆくしげん資源であり、これらのすとうぶストーブはげんざい現在つかわれている使われているものよりずっともくざい木材のしょうひりょう消費量がすくない少ない。
Wood is a disappearing resource in much of Africa, and these stoves burn far less wood than the stoves currently in much use.
Mother comes to stay with us at least once a month.
As our father got ill, we had to live on a small income.