JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

多少 (tashou)

多少 (たしょう, tashou) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “a little; some”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たしょう
Romaji: tashou
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

a little; some; somewhat; slightly; to some degree · adverb, noun taking の
amount; quantity; number · noun

Example sentences

今朝は空気が多少冷たい。

The air feels somewhat cold this morning.

Tatoeba #172268

スープに多少の塩が必要だと思う。

I think the soup needs a bit of salt.

Tatoeba #215038

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

Kanji in 多少

多

many, frequent, muchタ・おお.い・まさ.に · 6 strokes

少

few, littleショウ・すく.ない・すこ.し · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 多少.

多いおおいmany多分たぶんprobably滅多にめったにrarely多忙たぼうbeing very busy多様たようdiverse多数決たすうけつmajority decision幾多いくたmany少しすこしa little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少しもすこしも(not) at all

Source: JMdict entry 1407810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.