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What does 少ない (すくない, sukunai) mean?

少ない (すくない, sukunai) means few, little.

Quick facts
Readingすくない
Romajisukunai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
すくない
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsukunai

few, little

GenkiGenki 17
  1. 1i-adjective few; little; small (amount)

Example sentences

  • There are few customers today.

  • This town has few people.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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