少し

すこし

a bit, a little while

Mnemonic

Small, with one more stroke slicing a bit off the corner of it. Barely anything left in the glass, just a scooch すこし: すこし.

Worth knowing

ちょっと is the casual version of the same idea.

Built from

少

few, a little

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

Words sharing these kanji

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 多少 a little, somewhat 少々 a little, a few

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