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若干: some, few, a number of, a little (bit) | JLPT N1 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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若干

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若干(じゃっかん)

じゃっかん

some, few, a number of, a little (bit)

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Reading and meaning Example sentences Kanji in this lesson

Reading and meaning

Reading: じゃっかん
Romaji: jakkan
Meaning: some, few, a number of, a little (bit)
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

予算(よさん)が若干不足(じゃっかんふそく)している。
The budget is slightly insufficient.
若干(じゃっかん)の誤差(ごさ)は避(さ)けられない。
A slight margin of error is unavoidable.
若干(じゃっかん)の懸念(けねん)が残(のこ)る。
Some concerns remain.
若干(じゃっかん)の改善(かいぜん)が

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見(み)

られた。

A slight improvement was observed.

Kanji in this lesson

若young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immatureJLPT N3 干dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercedeJLPT N3