多少

たしょう

a little, somewhat

Mnemonic

Many and few in the one word, landing somewhere between the two. There are a few things wrong with it, the way a tash たしょう is not quite a beard: たしょう.

Worth knowing

ちょっと is the everyday a little. 多少 is stiffer and is at home in writing.

Built from

多

many, much

夕 evening + 夕 evening

少

few, a little

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

Words sharing these kanji

多く many, much 多い a lot 多分 probably, perhaps 少し a bit, a little while 少女 girl 少ない few, little もう少し a little more, a bit more 少年 boy 少なくとも at least 少々 a little, a few

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