微量|びりょうbiryou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- na-adjective, no-adjectiveminuscule amount; extremely small quantity
Conjugation
| Plain form | 微量（びりょう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 微量です（びりょうです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 微量ではない（びりょうではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 微量ではありません（びりょうではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 微量だった（びりょうだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 微量ではなかった（びりょうではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 微量で（びりょうで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 微量に（びりょうに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 微量なら（びりょうなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym少量しょうりょうNeutralAn everyday word for a small amount, with a wide range of uses; 「微量」 leans scientific and means an extremely tiny quantity.
- Related微塵みじんNeutralFine dust or tiny fragments; with a negative it means 'not the slightest', as in 「微塵もない」.
- Related一撮みひとつまみNeutralA pinch of something, as in 「塩ひとつまみ」; used mostly for seasonings in cooking.
- Related一つまみNeutralAn alternative way of writing 「一撮み」; a pinch, used mostly in cooking.
- Antonym多量たりょうWrittenA large quantity; the opposite of 「微量」, found mainly in written/formal prose.
- Antonym大量たいりょうNeutralA large quantity or large numbers, as in 「大量生産」; a neutral word that is the opposite of 「微量」.
Use 「微量」 for a scientifically tiny amount, as in 「微量元素」. For an ordinary small amount choose 「少量」; a pinch in cooking is 「一つまみ」/「一撮み」; 「微塵」 appears in negatives like 「微塵もない」. The opposites are 「大量」 and, in formal prose, 「多量」.
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