► 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:
- 今は少しほとぼりが冷めるのを待とう ⇨ Let’s wait for the situation to calm down a bit
- 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!
- 痛みは少しましになった ⇨ The pain has subsided a little
- 作業の完了まであと少しだ ⇨ It won’t take too long before the completion of the work
- 最近は警察官のなり手が少ない ⇨ Nowadays few people wants to be a police officer
- もう少しおとなしい色は無いの？ ⇨ Isn’t there any color that is a little more subtle?
- 多くの先進国の人口は減少しつつある ⇨ The populations of many advanced nations are decreasing continuously
- 僕の少年時代 ⇨ My days as a young boy
- 彼等は少数民族を鉄拳で支配している ⇨ They are ruling the ethnic minorities with iron fists
- 台風は少し弱まった ⇨ The typhoon has lost some intensity
- 彼女はピアノの心得が少しある ⇨ She has some piano playing skills
- 少数派の意見は無視される ⇨ The opinions of minorities will be ignored
- 政府は少数民族の弾圧を続けている ⇨ The government has continued the suppression of the ethnic minorities
- 少し不格好だが最高に快適な靴 ⇨ A little ugly but super comfortable shoes
- 治安維持の名の下での少数民族の弾圧 ⇨ An oppression of minorities under the name of maintaining the national security