How to say 'Not at all' in Japanese | 少しも

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The Japanese word for Not at all is 'Sukoshimo', written as 少しも in Japanese.'Not at all' in hiragana is すこしも.

word

少しも

Meaning

Not at all

Reading

すこしも

sukoshimo

Kanji

少Few

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '少しも (すこしも)' is used to emphasize the complete absence or negation of something, often translated as 'not at all' or 'not even a little'. It is typically used in negative sentences to stress that there is no degree or amount of something. For example: I don't understand at all「少しも分からない」(すこしもわからない). He didn't eat even a little「彼は少しも食べなかった」(かれはすこしもたべなかった). This adverb is often paired with negative verbs or adjectives to reinforce the negation.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

440

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 少しも

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

少

Meaning

Few

Hiragana in the Word 少しも

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

hiragana

も

Reading

Words Related to 少しも 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

少数

Meaning

Minority

word

多少

Meaning

Somewhat

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'Sukoshimo' means 'Not at all' .

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