How to say 'Few' in Japanese | 二三

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The Japanese word for Few is 'Nisan', written as 二三 in Japanese.'Few' in hiragana is にさん.

word

二三

Meaning

Few

Reading

にさん

nisan

Kanji

二Two 三Three

Explanation

The Japanese noun '二三 (にさん)' is a literary or formal term meaning 'a few' or 'several'. It is often used in written language or formal speech to indicate a small, indefinite number of things. For example: I have a few books「二三の本を持っています」(にさんのほんをもっています). There are a few people in the room「部屋に二三の人がいます」(へやににさんのひとがいます). This word is less common in casual conversation, where 'いくつか (いくつか)' or '少し (すこし)' might be used instead.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4043

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 二三

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

二

Meaning

Two

kanji

三

Meaning

Three

Words Related to 二三 Through the Kanji 二

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 二 as well.

word

二

Meaning

Two

word

二日

Meaning

Second, Two days

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二十日

Meaning

Twentieth, Twenty days

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二つ

Meaning

Two

word

二十

Meaning

Twenty

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二人

Meaning

Two people

word

二千

Meaning

Two thousand

word

二百

Meaning

Two hundred

word

二階

Meaning

Second floor

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二十歳

Meaning

Twenty years old

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二度と

Meaning

Never

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二流

Meaning

Second rate

Words Related to 二三 Through the Kanji 三

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 三 as well.

word

三

Meaning

Three

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三日

Meaning

Three days, Third

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三つ

Meaning

Three

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三十

Meaning

Thirty

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三百

Meaning

Three hundred

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三千

Meaning

3000

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三角形

Meaning

Triangle

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三流

Meaning

Third rate

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三日月

Meaning

Crescent

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三角

Meaning

Triangle

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三郎

Meaning

Third son

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What does 'Nisan' (二三) mean?

'Nisan' means 'Few' .

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