少量・小量|しょうりょうshouryou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectivesmall quantity; small amount
   この水みずは少量しょうりょうのアルコールを含ふくんでいる。↗

   This water contains a little alcohol.
2. noun, na-adjectivenarrowmindednessesp. 小量

• Synonym微量びりょうNeutralAn extremely small amount, smaller than 「少量」; common in chemistry and medicine, as in 「微量元素」.
• Synonym些少さしょうWrittenA trifling amount; written/formal prose, often used as a humble expression, as in 「些少ですが」.
• Related多少たしょうNeutralCan modify a noun with 「の」, as in 「多少の違い」, and also works as an adverb meaning 'slightly'; 「少量」 names an amount and cannot express degree like that.
• Related一握りひとにぎりNeutralA handful, also figurative for a tiny minority, as in 「ほんの一握りの人」; often about a small number of people.
• Related一撮みひとつまみNeutralA pinch measured between the fingers, as in 「塩一つまみ」; used mostly in cooking.
• RelatedいくらかNeutralCovers a modest amount, as in 「幾らかのお金」, and also works as an adverb meaning 'somewhat'; 「少量」 names an amount and has no 'to some extent' sense.
• Related一掬いっきくWrittenA double handful, figuratively a tiny amount; a rare written word, as in 「一掬の涙」.
• Related一握いちあくWrittenRead 「いちあく」; a rare written word for the amount in one handful, close in meaning to 「一握り」.
• Related一掴みひとつかみCasualThe amount grabbed in one hand; colloquial.
• Antonym大量たいりょうNeutralA large quantity or a large batch; the direct opposite of 「少量」.
• Antonym多量たりょうNeutralA large amount, seen often in medical and chemical contexts; the opposite of 「少量」.

Use 「少量」 for a small quantity and 「微量」 for an extremely small one; in cooking say 「一つまみ」, and for a tiny minority 「一握り」. The opposites are 「大量」 and 「多量」.

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

1. 量りょうが少すくないこと。
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