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JLPT N5 · Adverb

少し (sukoshi)

少し (すこし, sukoshi) is a Japanese adverb meaning “a little; a bit”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
すこし
Romaji
sukoshi
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some · adverb
  2. a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute · adverb
  3. a little way; a short distance · adverb

Example sentences

子供に少し愛情を注いで見給え、すると君におびただしい愛情が戻ってくる。
Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.
Tatoeba #168663
少しテレビを見てもいいですか。
Do you mind if I watch TV for a while?
Tatoeba #146856

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

Kanji in 少し

少
few, littleショウ・すく.ない・すこ.し · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 少し.

少ないすくないfew少女しょうじょgirl (usu. between 7 and 17)少々しょうしょうa little少年しょうねんboy減少げんしょうdecrease多少たしょうa little少しもすこしも(not) at all青少年せいしょうねんyoung people (ages 12 to 25)少なくともすくなくともat least

Source: JMdict entry 1348870 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.