Meaning of 少数 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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少数JLPT 1
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Kana Readingしょうすう
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Romajishōsū
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- minority; few
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Example Sentences
少数, しょうすう used in context
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彼女はいつも少数の生徒をえこひいきしていて、そのくせ他の生徒には厳しい。
She is always playing favorites with a few students but very strict with everyone else.
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Only a few understood what he said.
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反体制指導者らは、共産主義者が少数野党に転落することもあり得るとしています。
Opposition leaders say it's possible the Communists could end up in a small minority.
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年齢による差別は法律違反であり、退職が強制されるのは、ほんの少数の職業においてである。
Age discrimination is illegal and retirement is mandatory in only a few occupations.
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The authors state quite categorically that the female members of only a small number of species also sing.
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達成したことの意義を理解したアメリカ人はきわめて少数であった。
Few, if any, Americans grasped the significance of what had been accomplished.
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Kanji found in this word
number, strength, fate, law, figures
On: スウ, ス, サク, ソク, シュ
Kun: かず, かぞ.える, しばしば, せ.める, わずらわ.しい
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