少なからぬ

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
すく
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) くなから [sùkúnákáráꜜnù] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [sɨkɯ̟na̠ka̠ɾa̠nɯ̟]

Adverb

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(すく)なからぬ (sukunakaranu

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