少ない (すくない): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

少ない (すくない) means few / not many.

See example sentences below.

少ない at a glance

少ない

すくないsukunai

N5adj

few / not many

少ないすくないsukunaiN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

few / not many

Example 1

このへやのせいとがすくないです。

Translation

There are few students in this room.

Example 2

おかねがすくないから、かえません。

Translation

I can’t buy it because I have little money.