Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
すこ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

From Old Japanese. Possibly related to 少ない (sukunai). Possibly cognate with the ku part in (iku).

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

(すこ) (sukoshi

  1. a little; slightly

Noun edit

(すこ) (sukoshi

  1. a little; a few

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: skosh

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN