わずか – Vocabulary details

わずか

Adjective (な)

Adjective (の)

Usually written in kana

1. a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin)

わずかな痛いたみが喉のどに走はしった。A slight pain shot through my throat.

Adverb

Usually written in kana

2. only; just; merely; no more than

わずか四よ人にんで、何なにができるというのだ？What can just four people possibly do?

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ずか

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

球きゅうはわずかにカーブした。

The ball curved slightly.

そこへ行いかなかった人ひとはわずかだった。

Only a few people didn't go there.

距きょ離りはわずか数すうメートル。

The distance is only a few meters.

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