少数

See also: 少數

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 少数 – see 少數 (“few; small number; minority”). (This term, 少数, is the simplified form of 少數.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
少	数
しょう Grade: 2	すう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
少數 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーす​う [shòósúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːsɨᵝː]

Noun

少(しょう)数(すう) • (shōsū) 

1. minority
2. few, a small number

Synonyms

• 少(しょう)量(りょう) (shōryō)
• マイノリティー (mainoritī)

Antonyms

• 多(た)数(すう) (tasū)
• 多(た)量(りょう) (taryō)