Vocabulary

What does 若干 (じゃっかん, jakkan) mean?

若干 (じゃっかん, jakkan) means some, a few, slightly.

Quick facts
Readingじゃっかん
Romajijakkan
Part of speechno-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
じゃっかん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjakkan

some, a few, slightly

  1. 1no-adjective some; few; a number of
  2. 2adverb somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit

Example sentences

  • Some slight anxiety remains.

  • The budget has a bit of room to spare.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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