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How to say 'Minority' in Japanese | 少数

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The Japanese word for Minority is 'Shousuu', written as 少数 in Japanese.'Minority' in hiragana is しょうすう.

    word

    少数

    Meaning

    Minority

    Reading

    しょうすう

    shousuu

    Kanji

    少Few 数Number

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '少数 (しょうすう)' means 'minority'. It refers to a small number or a small group of people or things within a larger group. This term is often used in contexts such as statistics, demographics, or discussions about opinions or preferences. For example: the minority opinion「少数の意見」(しょうすうのいけん). A minority of students attended the event「少数の学生がイベントに参加した」(しょうすうのがくせいがイベントにさんかした). It can also be used to describe a small quantity of something, such as '少数の本 (しょうすうのほん) (a small number of books)'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    4256

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 少数

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    少

    Meaning

    Few

  • kanji

    数

    Meaning

    Number

Words Related to 少数 Through the Kanji 少

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 少 as well.

  • word

    少し

    Meaning

    A little

  • word

    少ない

    Meaning

    Few, Little

  • word

    少しも

    Meaning

    Not at all

  • word

    少々

    Meaning

    Slightly

  • word

    少年

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    少女

    Meaning

    Girl

  • word

    少なくとも

    Meaning

    At least

  • word

    少量

    Meaning

    Small amount

  • word

    減少

    Meaning

    Decrease

  • word

    多少

    Meaning

    Somewhat

Words Related to 少数 Through the Kanji 数

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 数 as well.

  • word

    数

    Meaning

    Number, Amount

  • word

    多数

    Meaning

    Many, Majority

  • word

    数字

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    複数

    Meaning

    Plural

  • word

    数える

    Meaning

    Count

  • word

    回数券

    Meaning

    Ticket book

  • word

    数学

    Meaning

    Mathematics

  • word

    手数

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    人数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    奇数

    Meaning

    Odd number

  • word

    数値

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    数十

    Meaning

    Dozens

  • word

    偶数

    Meaning

    Even

  • word

    回数

    Meaning

    Number, Times

  • word

    日数

    Meaning

    Days

  • word

    点数

    Meaning

    Score

  • word

    単数

    Meaning

    Singular

  • word

    枚数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    無数

    Meaning

    Countless

  • word

    数百

    Meaning

    Hundreds

  • word

    関数

    Meaning

    Function

  • word

    変数

    Meaning

    Variable

  • word

    総数

    Meaning

    Total

  • word

    半数

    Meaning

    Half

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'Shousuu' means 'Minority' .

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