Vocab Info
N1 No-adjective, Noun, Adverb
若干some, few, a number of, a little (bit), somewhat, to a certain extent, many, a lot
Dictionary Definition
No-adjective
1.
some, few, a number of, a little (bit)
Noun, Adverb
2.
somewhat, to a certain extent
No-adjective, Adverb, Noun
3.
many, a lot
Archaic, Only applies to そこばく, そくばく, そこば
All Forms
若干 【じゃっかん】、若干 【そこばく】、若干 【そくばく】、若干 【そこば】、幾許 【そこばく】、幾許 【そくばく】
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若干出血していた足にバンドエイドを貼った。
I put a Band-Aid on my foot that was bleeding somewhat. {some, few, a number of, a little (bit), somewhat, to a certain extent, many, a lot}
親戚に若干の金を貸した事はあまり気にしていない。
I'm not too concerned about having lent some money to my relatives. {some, few, a number of, a little (bit), somewhat, to a certain extent, many, a lot}
少し人手が不足しているので若干名の社員を募集しました。
We are somewhat understaffed, so we have advertised for a few employees. {some, few, a number of, a little (bit), somewhat, to a certain extent, many, a lot}
選手:「右肘に若干の問題がありますが、療養するには当たりません。」
Player: "There's a somewhat issue with my right elbow, but it's not serious enough to require treatment." {some, few, a number of, a little (bit), somewhat, to a certain extent, many, a lot}
電車のダイヤが若干乱れたとは言うものの、遅延はたった五分程度である。
Although it's true that the train schedule got somewhat disturbed, the delay is only about five minutes. {some, few, a number of, a little (bit), somewhat, to a certain extent, many, a lot}
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