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Definition and Synonyms for 少ない
| 1. | 眇眇たる | 数、量、大きさまたは範囲が制限された、あるいは平均以下の |
| Small | limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent | |
| Synonyms: | ささやか, ささやく, ちっこい, ちっちゃい, 偏狭, 小さ, 小さい, 小ちゃい, 小作り, 小型, 小柄, 小柄, 小柄, 少ない, 所狭い, 狭い, 狭隘, 細か, 細かい, 細やか, 零細 | |
| 2. | 少い | 範囲または効果においてより少ない |
| Minor | lesser in scope or effect | |
| Synonyms: | 少ない | |
| 3. | 微少 | 可算名詞と共に使用できて、しばしば'a'によって先行されている数量詞 |
| Few | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a' | |
| Synonyms: | わずか, 僅少, 少ない, 微少, 鮮少 | |
| 4. | 少ない | 量や程度においてそれほど大きくない量の意味 |
| Less | a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree | |
| Synonyms: | 少ない | |
| 5. | 男やもめ | 妻に死なれた男性で特に再婚しない人 |
| Widower | a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried | |
| Synonyms: | やもめ, 寡, 寡夫, 寡婦, 寡男, 少ない, 男やもめ | |
| 6. | 微少 | 量または程度が小さい |
| Slight | small in quantity or degree | |
| Synonyms: | わずか, 些少, 少ない, 微少, 軽少, 鮮少 | |
| 7. | 微少 | 少ないが、不明確な数 |
| Few | a small but indefinite number | |
| Synonyms: | わずか, 僅少, 少ない, 微少, 鮮少 | |
| 8. | 微少 | それほどない、ほとんどない、（冠詞の「a」の場合）ちょっとある |
| Slight | not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some | |
| Synonyms: | わずか, 些少, 少ない, 微少, 軽少, 鮮少 |
Meanings for each kanji in 少ない
| » | 少 | few; little |
Categories 少ない is a member of
| 1. | 男性 | （成人女性に対するものとして）男性である大人 |
| Man | an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) | |
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Sample Sentences for 少ない
当時は収入が少なく、自分の収入だけでは生活できなかった。
At that time I had a poor income and couldn't live on it.
新しいスーパーがオープンしてから彼の客が少なくなった。
His customers dropped off after the new supermarket opened for business.
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