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JLPT N1 · Adverb

若干 (jakkan)

若干 (じゃっかん, jakkan) is a Japanese adverb meaning “some; few”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
じゃっかん
Romaji
jakkan
Word class
Adverb
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. some; few; a number of; a little (bit) · noun taking の
  2. somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit · adverb

Example sentences

公園のつつじの世話をする庭師が若干名いる。
Several gardeners look after the azaleas in the park.
Tatoeba #174037

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

Kanji in 若干

若
young, if, perhapsジャク・ニャク・わか.い・わか- · 8 strokes
干
dry, parch, ebbカン・ほ.す・ほ.し- · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 若干.

若いわかいyoung若々しいわかわかしいyouthful干すほすto air干渉かんしょうinterference梅干しうめぼしumeboshi干しほしdrying干し物ほしものthings dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1324330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.