Word Meaning 少数

しょうすう shousuu

少数 is read as しょうすう (shousuu) and means small number.

Meaning

English

  1. small number
  2. few
  3. minority

Reading

Kana

しょうすう

Romaji

shousuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 多数 Rank 2287 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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少人数

しょうにんず

small number of people

少数意見

しょうすういけん

minority opinion

少数言語

しょうすうげんご

minority language

少数民族

しょうすうみんぞく

minority ethnic group

少数者

しょうすうしゃ

the minority

少人数学級

しょうにんずうがっきゅう

small class

少数派

しょうすうは

minority group (party)

少数多体系

しょうすうたたいけい

few-body

少数党

しょうすうとう

minority party

少数与党

しょうすうよとう

minority party in power

少数精鋭

しょうすうせいえい

elect (select) few

数少ない

かずすくない

few in number

Example Sentences

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Such people are few in number.

The chairman should take the minority opinion into account.

Only a handful of people know the fact.

Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.

Our company is a small but elect venture business that assists in entry and totalling of questionnaires.

Nowadays, there are still a few groups of people in different parts of the world who do not have permanent homes.

Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.