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少々しょうしょう

shoushou

a little; short (time) (formal for 少し (すこし))

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Example sentence

彼は少々英語を知っている。

He has a knowledge of English.

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Kanji in 少々

Sentences with 少々

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
少し	N5	すこし	すこしlittle, few
少ない	N5	すくない	すくないa little; a few
少しも	N3	すこしも	すこしも(not) at all, (not) in the least
少女	N3	しょうじょ	しょうじょyoung girl
少年	N3	しょうねん	しょうねんboys, juveniles
多少	N3	たしょう	たしょうa little (same as 少し (すこし))
減少	N3	げんしょう	げんしょうdecrease, reduction, decline
少なくとも	N3	すくなくとも	すくなくともat least

More Numbers & Counters words

Word	Reading	Meaning
分	ぶ	ぶone percent (e.g. 三割五分 = 35%); share (e.g. 五分五分[ごぶごぶ] = fifty-fifty)
円	まる	まるcircle
数	すう	すうnumber / figure (used in compounds; e.g. 数学[すうがく] = mathematics)
数	かず	かずnumber / quantity / amount (general word; e.g. 人[ひと]の数[かず] = number of people)
市	いち	いちmarket, fair
一人一人	ひとりひとり	ひとりひとりone by one, each
度	たび	たびeach time / whenever (e.g. 行く[いく]度[たび]に = every time I go)
約	やく	やくapproximately, about, some

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