少なくとも

すくなくとも

at least

Mnemonic

Take the smallest figure you could possibly get away with and it is still two weeks. The same すくない as few, with とも on the end. That is the floor, not the estimate: すくなくとも.

Worth knowing

せめて is at least as in if nothing else. 少なくとも puts a floor under a number. At least is not at last: やっと and ようやく are at last.

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 もう少し a little more, a bit more 少年 boy 多少 a little, somewhat 少々 a little, a few

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