N31459/1669
僅か
rarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneな adjectiveadjective (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadverb
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わずか
Meanings
- a little, a few, small, slight, trifling, meagre, meager, narrow (margin)
- only, just, merely, no more than
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Example sentences
わずかな違いが大きな結果を生む。
A slight difference produces a big result.
彼女はわずか三日で仕事を覚えた。
She learned the job in just three days.
残ったお金はわずかだった。
The money that was left was meager.
試合はわずかな差で負けてしまった。
We lost the match by a narrow margin.
彼はわずかな希望を頼りに困難な状況を乗り越えようとした。
He tried to overcome the difficult situation, relying on a slim hope.
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