少しも

Japanese

Kanji in this term
少
すこ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 少し +‎ も, literally "(not) even a little"

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すこしも [sùkóꜜshì mò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) すこしも [sùkóshí mó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨko̞ɕi mo̞]

Adverb

少(すこ)しも • (sukoshi mo) 

1. (with negative sentences) anything of, not one bit

   Synonyms: 何も, 何等, 全然, ちっとも

   あんなに努力(どりょく)したのに少(すこ)しも成果(せいか)が上(あ)がらない

   anna ni doryoku shita noni sukoshi mo seika ga agaranai

   not even a little progress has been made despite trying so hard