► 接頭辞
少 [しょう] meaning: small rank: 1
☆ 少人数向けの会議室 ⇨ A meeting room suitable for a smaller group
☆ 少量の水を加えて下さい ⇨ Add a small amount of water
More examples:
- 年少者の就業に関する法律 ⇨ The laws regarding employment of minors
- もう少しで勝てるところだったのに！ ⇨ We almost had it! We could’ve won it!
- 株式市場は落ち着きを少し取り戻した ⇨ The stock market has regained a little bit of calmness, stability
- 政府は少数民族を弾圧している ⇨ The government is oppressing the small ethnic groups
- 日本は凶悪犯罪が少ない ⇨ The number of violent crimes is low in Japan
- 彼女はエアコンを少し弱めた ⇨ She turned the AC down a little
- 彼は幼少の頃から戦士としての訓練を受けた ⇨ He received trainings as a warrior since the early childhood
- 昨年に対して利益は減少した ⇨ The profit has declined compared with last year
- 日本は二重国籍を認めない数少ない先進国の一つだ ⇨ Japan is one of the few developed countries that doesn’t allow dual citizenship
- 塩をもう少し足したほうがいい ⇨ You should add a little more salt
- 彼女に話をするのは少し間を置いてからにしたほうが良い ⇨ It is better to put some interval, wait a little, before you talk to her
- 非行少年 ⇨ Delinquent youth
- 最近家族全員で食事することが少ない ⇨ We don’t eat together as a family very often recently
- 余分の椅子を少し用意したほうが良い ⇨ We should prepare, have, some extra chairs
- 彼女はピアノの心得が少しある ⇨ She has some piano playing skills