Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 僅か(わずか) in Japanese

僅か, 纔か
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
わずか
Romaji
wazuka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    only; merely; (a) little; small quantity
    Example sentence
    わずかなヒント糸口して正しいこたえ見つけた He took a slight hint as the start and found the correct answer.

Examples of 僅か, 纔か, わずか in a sentence



Kanji in this word

12 strokes

a wee bit

On'Yomi: キン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: わず.か

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23 strokes

a little

On'Yomi: サン, ザン, サイ

Kun'Yomi: わずか, ひたた

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