Illustration: At a kitchen counter, a child cautiously requests a taste of a parent's unfamiliar soup. The child holds thumb and forefinger extremely close together while watching the ladle with serious concentration.

JLPT N3expressionLevel estimated by Bebop

ほんの少すこし

honno sukoshi

just a little

Example sentences

  1. ほんの少すこしください。

    Give me just a little.

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  2. ほんの少すこしドアを開あけて。

    Open the door a bit!

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  3. ほんの少すこし砂糖さとうが必要ひつようです。

    I need a bit of sugar.

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Kanji in 少

  • 少few; littleOnショウKunすくない・すこし

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