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142 word matches found for '少' using reading 'しょう'
prefix
small; little; few
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noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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1
noun
1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうじょ; this meaning is restricted to form 少女)
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1. more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some
noun
2. amount; quantity
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decrease; reduction; decline  (opposite: 増加)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
just a minute; small quantity
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3
minority; few
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Most common form: せいしょうねん
noun
youth; young person
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. small dose; small quantity
2. narrowmindedness  (esp. 小量)
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major general; rear admiral; air commodore
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scarce; rare
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infancy; childhood; tender age
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noun
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
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noun
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
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Most common form: 小食
noun
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
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1. fewest; least; smallest (number); lowest; minimum  (opposite: 最多)
2. youngest  (opposite: 最長)
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noun
minority opinion
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Most common form: 小額
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
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2
Most common form: びしょうねん
noun
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
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2
noun
beautiful girl
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too few
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Most common form: 弱小
puniness; youth
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
one's early days; little while
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noun
low birth rate
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noun
young person
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expression
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
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boys and girls
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boy who cried wolf
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