少し
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 少 |
| すこ Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
Etymology
[edit]From Old Japanese. Possibly related to 少ない (sukunai). Possibly cognate with the ku part in 幾 (iku).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]Noun
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- (a little): ちょっと (chotto)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: skosh
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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