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N2 Lesson 9: 3/23

(わず)かにOnly, Slightly, A little, Barely, Merely

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わずかに + Phrase

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About 僅かに

(わず) is a な-Adjective in Japanese that is often used adverbially at the beginning of sentences in order to indicate an excessively small amount of something. (わず) itself may be translated as 'trifling', or 'meager', with the adverbial variant being interpreted as 'merely', 'barely', or 'slightly'.

As an adverb, (わず) will appear as (わず)かに.

  • この建物(たてもの)真下(ました)からみると、わずかに(かたむ)いているように()える。

    This building appears to tilt slightly when viewed from directly below.

    • (となり)(ひと)のテレビの(おと)わずかに()こえる。

      I can slightly hear the sound of my neighbor's TV.

      • 建物(たてもの)建物(たてもの)(あいだ)から富士山(ふじさん)わずかに()えた。

        Mt. Fuji was slightly visible between the buildings.

        Due to (わず) highlighting an extremely small amount of something, it is often used when the speaker is trying to be modest in indicating that something is nothing more than a trifling amount, such as the difference between their and another's opinions.

        • (はじ)めた(ころ)(くら)べると、(わず)かに上手(じょうず)になった(かん)じがします。

          Compared to when I started, I feel I am only slightly better.

          Fun Fact

          (わず) may also be used as is, without the case-marking particle に following it. In these cases, it will just mean ‘a meager thing’, ‘a trifle’, ‘an insignificance’, or any other such word that indicates something that is exceptionally small in size or number.

          • あの提案(ていあん)賛成(さんせい)した議員(ぎいん)はほんの(わず)だ。

            Only a small number of assembly members agreed to that suggestion.

            • (かれ)(のこ)された時間(じかん)(のこ)(わず)だった。

              He had very little time left.



              Examples

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                彼女(かのじょ)とは(わず)かに意見(いけん)(ちが)う。

                (My) opinion differs slightly from her's.

                LINUX(リナックス)のインタフェイスはWINDOWS(ウィンドウズ)のと(わず)かに(こと)なる。

                Linux's interface slightly differs from Windows'.

                ()ているけど、(わず)かに(かたち)(ちが)うような()がした。

                They look similar, but I had a feeling that their shapes were slightly different.

                (わず)かに()()えてきた。育毛(いくもう)成功(せいこう)したのかもしれない。

                My hair is coming in slightly. My hair restoration might just be working.

                校長(こうちょう)先生(せんせい)怒鳴(どな)(ごえ)(わず)かに()こえる。

                I could hear the angry voice of the principal just barely.

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