少数|しょうすうshousuu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. adverb, no-adjectivesmall number; few; minority
   ヨットは少数しょうすうの金持かねもちだけが楽たのしめるものだ。↗

   Yachts are for the wealthy few.

• RelatedマイノリティーNeutralA loanword for social minority groups, such as sexual or ethnic minorities; 「少数」 is the broader term.
• Related少数派しょうすうはNeutralRefers to the side whose opinions or positions are in the minority, as in 「少数派意見」; 「少数」 itself also just means a small number.
• Related少数者しょうすうしゃWrittenWritten/formal prose for people belonging to the smaller group, close to 「マイノリティー」; 「少数」 also covers small numbers.
• Antonym多数たすうNeutralThe antonym: opposite to 「少数」 in number, meaning the majority or a large number.

Use 「少数」 for a small number or a small number of people; 「少数派」 for the side holding minority opinions or positions; 「マイノリティー」 for social minority groups. The antonym is 「多数」.

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1. 数すうが少すくないこと。