Kanji
N1 12 strokes Grade 8

a wee bit

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

person hito

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

narrow margin; slim margin
a little; a few
narrow majority; shade of difference

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

a little; a few
only; just
life is short; life is just fifty years
slightly; a little
derisory; negligible
small amount; jot
(nothing) but a little
only slightly; small amount

Example sentences

He works for a mere pittance.

He made the best of his small income.

He showed his agreement by a sight inclination of his head.

He has no more than one hundred books.