Vocabulary
少数

少しょう数すう

shōsū
Common N3 noun

Translations

1. minority
2. small number

Notes

The term '少数' is often used in contexts involving statistics or demographics to refer to a minority group or a small number of items or people. It can also be used in mathematical contexts to refer to decimal numbers, though this usage is less common.

Examples

彼は少数しょうすうの意見いけんを尊重そんちょうします。

Kare wa shōsū no iken o sonchō shimasu.

He respects the opinions of the minority.

少数しょうすうの人ひとしか参加さんかしませんでした。

Shōsū no hito shika sanka shimasen deshita.

Only a small number of people participated.

少数しょうすうの例外れいがいが存在そんざいします。

Shōsū no reigai ga sonzai shimasu.

There are a few exceptions.