Vocab Info

N1 No-adjective, Noun, Adverb

若干(じゃっかん)some, few, a number of, a little (bit), somewhat, to a certain extent, many, a lot

    Dictionary Definition

    1. No-adjective

      1.

      some, few, a number of, a little (bit)

    2. Noun, Adverb

      2.

      somewhat, to a certain extent

    3. 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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    Examples

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      若干(じゃっかん)出血(しゅっけつ)していた(あし)にバンドエイドを()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}

      • N1

      親戚(しんせき)若干(じゃっかん)(かね)()した(こと)はあまり()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}

      • N1

      (すこ)人手(ひとで)不足(ふそく)しているので若干(じゃっかん)(めい)社員(しゃいん)募集(ぼしゅう)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}

      • N1

      選手(せんしゅ):「(みぎ)(ひじ)若干(じゃっかん)問題(もんだい)がありますが、療養(りょうよう)するには()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}

      • N1

      電車(でんしゃ)のダイヤが若干(じゃっかん)(みだ)れたとは()うものの、遅延(ちえん)はたった()(ふん)程度(ていど)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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