少ない
少い
Irregular okurigana usage
Irregular okurigana usage
尠い
寡い
Readings
すくない
sukunai
sukunai
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom
few, a little, scarce, insufficient, seldom Your personal translations
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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...
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
少 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
尠 ON: セン, セウ KUN: すくな.い
at least, not a little
Stroke: 13 SKIP: 1-9-4 FC: 4972.2
寡 ON: カ
widow, minority, few
Stroke: 14 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-3-11 FC: 3022.2
few, little
Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-4-4 FC: 9020.0
尠 ON: セン, セウ KUN: すくな.い
at least, not a little
Stroke: 13 SKIP: 1-9-4 FC: 4972.2
寡 ON: カ
widow, minority, few
Stroke: 14 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-3-11 FC: 3022.2
Phrases