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Grammar detail: 少なくとも（すくなくとも）

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少なくとも（すくなくとも） - at least
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すく
少
なくとも
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verb phrase
means
at least ~
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しんぶん
新聞
を
よ
読
むために、
すく
少
なくともＢＫレベルの
かんじ
漢字
を
べんきょう
勉強
しなければならない。
You will need to study at least BK level kanji in order to be able to read a newspaper.
The meaning and usage of 少なくとも are equivalent to
すく
少
なく
かんが
考
えても (which could be used instead in any situation you might use 少なくとも. As a result it is increasingly common to hear 少なくても, although this is still technically incorrect. とも is an older form of ても or しても which survives only in specific set phrases such as this.
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See also:
  • せめて - at least
More information / references:
  • 少なくても？　少なくとも？ ⇗

Kanji used in this grammar

少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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考
コウ   かんがえる to think about, consider   
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2
新
シン   あたらしい    あらた    にい- new   
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聞
ブン   モン   きく to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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読
ドク   トク   トウ   よむ to read   
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漢
カン    Chinese   
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字
ジ   character   あざ village section   
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2
勉
ベン    exertion   
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強
キョウ   ゴウ   つよい strong   つよまる to get stronger   つよめる to strengthen   しいる to compel, to force   
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