Illustration: At a Japanese family's kitchen table, three siblings have identical small plates holding one, three and five equal-sized dumplings. All three plates are fully visible, with the dumplings separated enough to count immediately.

JLPT N2no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

最さい少しょう

saishou

fewest, smallest number

Used for number or quantity, rather than size. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

今日きょうの欠席者けっせきしゃは今月こんげつで最少さいしょうです。
Today has the fewest absentees this month.
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店みせは最少さいしょうの人数にんずうで営業えいぎょうしています。
The shop is operating with the minimum number of staff.
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今月こんげつの注文数ちゅうもんすうは今年ことし最少さいしょうでした。
This month had the fewest orders of the year.
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Kanji in 最少

最utmost; mostOnサイ・シュKunもっとも・つま
少few; littleOnショウKunすくない・すこし

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