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少々 (しょうしょう): a little; short (time) (formal for 少し (すこし)) — Japanese vocabulary

少々 is read しょうしょう and means "a little; short (time) (formal for 少し (すこし))". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

少々

Reading
しょうしょう · shoushou
Translation
a little; short (time) (formal for 少し (すこし))
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しょうしょうが

Example

ぼくは少々君に腹が立っているんだ。

ぼくはしょうしょうくんにはらがたっているんだ。

I'm a little angry with you.

Kanji in this word

  • 少 — few, little

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