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Japanese word 若干: some / a few / a small amount. Meanings and example sentences.

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若干 (じゃっかん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

若干 (じゃっかん) means some / a few / a small amount.

See example sentences below.

若干 at a glance

若干
じゃっかんjakkan
N1adj
some / a few / a small amount
若干じゃっかんjakkanN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 若干

Core meaning

some / a few / a small amount

Basic example sentences

Example 1

若干の問題があります。

Translation

There are some problems.

Example 2

若干人数が足りません。

Translation

The number of people is a bit short.

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