Japanese symbol for “bit”

少し

すこし

Romaji: sukoshi

a little; a bit; a small amount; a few

In Japanese, bit is 少し, read すこし (sukoshi).

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Meanings

adv a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly
adv a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute
adv a little way; a short distance

Written forms: 少し、寡し、些し. Readings: すこし.

Kanji and stroke order

少

few, little

on: ショウ
kun: すく.ない、すこ.し

4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “bit”

Word	Reading	Meaning
少々	しょうしょう shoushou	a little; a bit; a small amount
ビット	ビット bitto	bit
気持ち	きもち kimochi	slightly; a bit; a little
若干	じゃっかん jakkan	somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
地味	じみ jimi	quite; a (little) bit

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
少年	しょうねん shounen	boy
少女	しょうじょ shoujo	girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady
少ない	すくない sukunai	few; little; small (amount)
減少	げんしょう genshou	decrease; reduction; decline
多少	たしょう tashou	a little; some; somewhat