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[じゃっ()·かん()]
jakkan
no adjective, noun, adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

[そこばく(若干)]
sokobaku
[そこばく(幾許)]
sokobaku
[そくばく(若干)]
sokubaku
[そくばく(幾許)]
sokubaku
[そこば(若干)]
sokoba
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English Meaning(s) for 若干

no adjective
  1. some; few; a number of; a little (bit)
noun, adverb
  1. somewhat; to a certain extent
no adjective, adverb, noun
  1. many; a lot

Definition and Synonyms for 若干

A Trifle to a small degree
Synonyms: やや, やや, いやや, ちっと, わずか, いささか, ちっとも, ちびっと, ちょっと, ぽっちり, ぽつぽつ, もそっと, ちょっくら, ちょびっと, ポツリポツリ, ちっとやそっと, 一寸, 何らか, 多少, 少々, 少し, 少しく, 幾分, 心持ち, 若干
A Trifle somewhat
Synonyms: やや, やや, いやや, ちっと, わずか, いささか, ちっとも, ちびっと, ちょっと, ぽっちり, ぽつぽつ, もそっと, ちょっくら, ちょびっと, ポツリポツリ, ちっとやそっと, 一寸, 何らか, 多少, 少々, 少し, 少しく, 幾分, 心持ち, 若干

Meanings for each kanji in 若干

» young; if; perhaps; possibly; low number; immature
» dry; parch

Stroke Order Diagrams for 若干

Sample Sentences for 若干

He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.
Curious gazes, gazes carrying a bit of murderous intent...it goes without saying that I couldn't be more uncomfortable.
Initially we had some problems with our computer system, but they've been sorted out now.
I just did a test and it's a bit slow but working fine.
Several gardeners look after the azaleas in the park.

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