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少ない

すくない

few, little

Mnemonic

Two inches of rain since April, a bicycle standing up out of the reservoir, and not enough left in it to scoop. Nigh on nothing: すくない.

Worth knowing

少し すこし is a little, an amount. 少ない is the adjective, there are few of them.

Built from

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

Words sharing these kanji

a bit, a little while girl a little more, a bit more boy at least a little, somewhat a little, a few

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