多少|たしょうtashou[0]heiban (flat)

1. adverb, no-adjectivea little; some; somewhat; slightly; to some degree; to some extent
   今朝けさは空気くうきが多少たしょう冷つめたい。↗

   The air feels somewhat cold this morning.

   スープに多少たしょうの塩しおが必要ひつようだと思おもう。↗

   I think the soup needs a bit of salt.
2. nounamount; quantity; number

• Synonym少々しょうしょうNeutralA courteous way to say a little or a small amount, as in 「少々お待ちください」; mostly heard in polite set phrases.
• Synonym少しすこしNeutralThe everyday default for a little or slightly; 「多少」 carries an extra nuance of to some degree.
• Synonym幾分いくぶんNeutralMeans somewhat or to some extent, as in 「幾分楽になった」; leans toward written prose.
• Synonym若干じゃっかんNeutralMeans a number of or a few, as in 「若干名」; fairly formal in tone.
• SynonymいくらかNeutralMeans some or to some degree, as in 「いくらか良くなった」; at home in both speech and writing.
• Synonym少しくすこしくWrittenWritten language for slightly, as in 「少しく」; everyday speech says 「少し」.
• RelatedちょっとNeutralColloquial for a little or a moment, as in 「ちょっと待って」; the most casual of this group.
• Related心持ちこころもちNeutralMeans slightly, as in 「心持ち右へ」; also a noun for feelings or mood, and as an adverb it leans written.
• RelatedややNeutralMeans slightly, as in 「やや大きい」; leans written and often appears in comparisons.
• Related少量しょうりょうNeutralA noun for a small quantity, as in 「少量の塩」; concerned with amount rather than degree.
• RelatedわずかNeutralMeans only or merely very few, as in 「わずか三人」; stresses how small the amount is.
• Related些少さしょうWrittenWritten word for trifling or negligible, as in 「些少ですが」; often used as a humble expression.

Use 「多少」 for somewhat or to some degree. For everyday a little, pick 「少し」, or casual 「ちょっと」; 「少々」 is the polite choice. Written comparisons favor 「やや」 or 「幾分」; stress how few with 「わずか」; for formal a number of, use 「若干」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 多おおいことと少すくないこと。多おおいか少すくないか。
2. 少量しょうりょう。小規模しょうきぼ。ある程度ていど。
3. 少量しょうりょうではあるが、無視むしできるほど皆無かいむではなく。