寡

widow, minority, few

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:14

JLPT:N1

Frequency:2035

Vocabulary

カ

Word	Reading	Meaning
寡占	カセン	oligopoly; control of a market
寡婦	カフ	widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
寡作	カサク	unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)
寡黙	カモク	untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
多寡	タカ	degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
寡し	すこし	a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat; a little while; a short time; a moment; a minute; a little way; a short distance
寡い	すくない	few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
寡婦	やもめ	widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
寡婦	やまめ	widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
寡男	やもお	widower

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