N31084/1669
少々
rarely used kanji formadverbnounnoun (generic)
Reading
しょうしょう
Meanings
- a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, a pinch, some
- a little while, a short time, a moment, a minute, a second
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Example sentences
少々お待ちください。
Please wait a moment.
少々時間がかかります。
It will take a little while.
この料理には少々塩を加えてください。
Please add a pinch of salt to this dish.
少々お酒を飲みすぎたかもしれない。
I might have drunk a little too much alcohol.
ただいま担当者が席を外しておりますので、少々お時間をいただけますでしょうか。
Our representative is currently away from their desk, so could you please wait a moment?
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