もう少し

もうすこし

a little more, a bit more

Mnemonic

もう pointed forwards, and 少し the scooch left in the glass. Not slower. A bit slower, and he is asking nicely because he stopped following two sentences ago: もうすこし.

Worth knowing

Both halves are already in the deck. もうちょっと is the casual version of the same request.

Built from

少

few, a little

小 small with one more stroke slicing a bit off the corner.

Words sharing these kanji

少し a bit, a little while 少女 girl 少ない few, little 少年 boy 少なくとも at least 多少 a little, somewhat 少々 a little, a few

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