わずか

a little

N3 #6,099

Meanings

also 僅か

  1. na-adjective, takes の, usually in kana a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin)
  2. adverb, usually in kana only; just; merely; no more than

In sentences

町まちまでわずか２マイルだ。 It is no more than two miles to the town. #126140

人生じんせいわずか７０年としである。 A man's life is but three score years and ten. #143970

海うみまでわずか半はんマイルだ。 It is no more than half a mile to the sea. #185100

駅えきまでわずか１マイルだ。 It is no more than a mile to the station. #188844

勝かつ可能性かのうせいはごくわずかだ。 There's an outside chance of winning. #147193

そんな人ひとはごくわずかだよ。 Such people are few in number. #10668538

今いま絹きぬにはわずかな需要じゅようしかない。 There is only a poor market for silk now. #172445

洪水こうずいの被害ひがいはごくわずかだった。 The damage from the flood was negligible. #173534