若干 (じゃっかん): some, few, number of — Japanese vocabulary
若干 is read じゃっかん and means "some, few, number of". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
若干
- Reading
- じゃっかん · jakkan
- Translation
- some, few, number of
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- じゃっかんが
Example
彼は話を和らげるために若干の冗談を必要とする。
かれははなしをやわらげるためにじゃっかんのじょうだんをひつようとする。
He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.
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