少なからぬ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
少
すく Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

The attributive form of 少(すく)なからず (sukunakarazu), the negative form of classical adjective 少(すく)なし (sukunashi), of which the modern form is 少(すく)ない (sukunai, “not many, few, little”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すくなから​ぬ [sùkúnákáráꜜnù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝna̠ka̠ɾa̠nɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

少(すく)なからぬ • (sukunakaranu) 

1. quite a few; a considerable amount
2. very few