Illustration: In a home kitchen, a cook holds a tiny pinch of salt between thumb and forefinger above a steaming pot of soup. Only a few grains fall toward the surface, while the nearly full salt dish rests beside the stove.

JLPT N4adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

少しょう々しょう

shoushou

a little, a bit

In 少々お待ちください, it means “a moment.” Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは少々しょうしょう太ふとりぎみです。

    He is a bit on the heavy side.

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  2. 少々しょうしょう自慢じまんなのです。

    I’m rather proud of it.

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  3. 私わたしは将棋しょうぎを少々しょうしょうやります。

    I play shogi a little.

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Kanji in 少々

  • 少few; littleOnショウKunすくない・すこし

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