漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)13 strokesRadical
On
セン・セウ
Kun
すくな.い
Meaning
few; scarce

Origin

ORIGIN

少 "few" with 甚: small in number.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 尠いすくない

    few; scarce

  • 僅少きんしょう

    a very small amount

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

手がかりは尠く、調査は難航した。

The clues were few and the inquiry went hard.

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