少々 (しょうしょう) — a little, a few, slightly
少々
a little
Frequency #2104
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
2 characters
adverb
noun
shoushou
しょうしょう
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
しょうしょう[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- a little
- a few
- slightly
Explained in simple Japanese
- ほんの すこし だけ ある ようす。
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