少
ショウ, すく.ない, すこ.し

few, little

JLPT4 G2 S4 F287

As per 小# (small shavings) + 丿(split) → small/slight, curled shavings split from a piece of wood → *few*; *little* (← insufficiency in volume or number) → *some* (← a small quantity).

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