Word Meaning 少数
少数 is read as しょうすう (shousuu) and means small number.
Meaning
English
- small number
- few
- minority
Reading
Kana
しょうすう
Romaji
shousuu
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Related Vocabulary
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7そんな人は少数派だよ。
Such people are few in number.
議長は少数意見を考慮に入れるべきだ。
The chairman should take the minority opinion into account.
ほんの少数の人しかその事実を知らない。
Only a handful of people know the fact.
少数民族は偏見、貧困、抑圧と戦っている。
Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.
当社はアンケート入力、アンケート集計のお手伝いをする少数精鋭のベンチャーです。
Our company is a small but elect venture business that assists in entry and totalling of questionnaires.
今日でも、世界の色々なところに永続的な家を持たない人々の集団が少数存在している。
Nowadays, there are still a few groups of people in different parts of the world who do not have permanent homes.
少数民族の雇用促進政策とはいっても、建前にすぎず、現状はマイノリティーが職に就けるチャンスなどほとんどない。
Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.