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少ない

popularrarely used kanji formsearch-only kanji formJLPT N5い adjectiveadjective (generic)

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popular
Words commonly used in modern Japanese #popular
rarely used kanji form
rarely used kanji form #rK
search-only kanji form
search-only kanji form #sK
JLPT N5
JLPT N5 words: Basic Level #jlpt5
い adjective
Adjectives finishing in い before they modify a noun. #adj-i
adjective (generic)
All kinds of Japanese adjectives #adj

Reading

  • (すく)ない()
    sukunai

Meaning

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Kanji in this word

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Extended information

  • JMDict ID: 1348910
  • JMdictDB entry
  • Short URL: https://jpdct.com/FJUu
  • Appears in the "wordfreq" file compiled by Alexandre Girardi (see wordfreq.README) on the first 12.000 words.
  • Appears in the "Ichimango goi bunruishuu", Senmon Kyouiku Publishing, Tokyo, 1998.
  • Frequency-of-use ranking in the wordfreq file: 16

Adjective declension

Plain
Present
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少ない
すくないsukunai
Negative
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少なくない
すくなくないsukunakunai
Past
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少なかった
すくなかったsukunakatta
Past negative
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少なくなかった
すくなくなかったsukunakunakatta
Te form
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少なくて
すくなくてsukunakute
Adverbial
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少なく
すくなくsukunaku
Keigo (polite)
Present
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少ないです
すくないですsukunaidesu
Negative
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少なくありません
すくなくありませんsukunakuarimasen
Past
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少なかったです
すくなかったですsukunakattadesu
Past negative
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少なくありませんでした
すくなくありませんでしたsukunakuarimasendeshita

Example sentences