わずか

僅 か

Common word

  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    a little, a few, small, slight, trifling, meagre, meager, narrow (margin)
    word usually written using kana alone

    • わずかな誤りでも致命的な惨事につながるかもしれない。
      The slightest mistake may lead to a fatal disaster.
    • こんなわずかな収入ではとてもやっていけない。
      I can't get by on such a small income.

  2. adverb (fukushi)

    only, just, merely, no more than
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 私はわずか１０００円しか持っていない。
      I have no more than 1,000 yen with me.
    • 夏休みまであとわずか一週間だ。
      The summer vacation is only a week away.