JLPT N3 · な-adjective

僅か (wazuka)

僅か (わずか, wazuka) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “a little; a few”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: わずか
Romaji: wazuka
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

a little; a few; small; slight; trifling · な-adjective, noun taking の · usually written in kana
only; just; merely; no more than · adverb · usually written in kana

Example sentences

わずかな誤りでも致命的な惨事につながるかもしれない。

The slightest mistake may lead to a fatal disaster.

Tatoeba #191966

こんなわずかな収入ではとてもやっていけない。

I can't get by on such a small income.

Tatoeba #217390

私はわずか１０００円しか持っていない。

I have no more than 1,000 yen with me.

Tatoeba #158568

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 僅か

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	僅かだ	わずかだ wazukada
Present (polite)	僅かです	わずかです wazukadesu
Negative	僅かじゃない	わずかじゃない wazukajanai
Past	僅かだった	わずかだった wazukadatta
Negative past	僅かじゃなかった	わずかじゃなかった wazukajanakatta
Te-form	僅かで	わずかで wazukade
Before a noun	僅かな	わずかな wazukana
Adverb (~ni)	僅かに	わずかに wazukani

Kanji in 僅か

僅

a wee bitキン・ゴン・わず.か · 12 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1240750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.