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わず

rarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneな adjectiveadjective (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadverb

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Meanings

  • a little, a few, small, slight, trifling, meagre, meager, narrow (margin)
  • only, just, merely, no more than

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Example sentences

わずかちがいがおおきな結果けっかむ。

A slight difference produces a big result.

彼女かのじょわずか三日みっか仕事しごとおぼえた。

She learned the job in just three days.

のこったおかねわずかだった。

The money that was left was meager.

試合しあいわずかけてしまった。

We lost the match by a narrow margin.

かれわずか希望きぼうたよりに困難こんなん状況じょうきょうえようとした。

He tried to overcome the difficult situation, relying on a slim hope.