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少ない
少い
Irregular okurigana usage
尠い
寡い
Readings

sukunai
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 少ない
is [x]
少なくない
is not [x]
Past 少なかった
was [x]
少なくなかった
was not [x]
Te-form, Continuative 少なくて
is [x] and...
少なくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
ON: ショウ KUN: すく.ない, すこ.し
few, little

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-4-4 FC: 9020.0


ON: セン, セウ KUN: すくな.い
at least, not a little

Stroke: 13 SKIP: 1-9-4 FC: 4972.2


ON:
widow, minority, few

Stroke: 14 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-3-11 FC: 3022.2


Phrases
この病気に勝てる人は少ない。
Parts: 此の (この) 病気 (びょうき) 勝つ (かつ) (ひと) 少ない (すくない)
Not many survive this disease.