少し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
少
すこ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Possibly related to 少ない (sukunai). Possibly cognate with the ku part in 幾 (iku).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すこし [sùkóꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [sɨ̥ko̞ɕi]

Adverb

少(すこ)し • (sukoshi)

a little; slightly

Noun

少(すこ)し • (sukoshi)

a little; a few

Synonyms

(a little): ちょっと (chotto)

Descendants

→ English: skosh

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN