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少すくない

Kana すくない Romaji sukunai

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01i-adjective

Examples

この病気に勝てる人は少ない。

Not many survive this disease.

Tatoeba #220108

巧言令色少なし仁。

Fair words butter no parsnips.

Tatoeba #173713

5は8より少ない。

5 is less than 8.

Tatoeba #235158

Other forms

尠い (rarely used kanji form)寡い (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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