少しょう許きょMeanings1nouna little; a few; a bitRare literary word for a small amount or number. In modern Japanese, 少し or ちょっと are overwhelmingly more common.古ふるい文ぶん章しょうに「少しょう許きょの塩しおを加くわえる」とある。In an old text, it says 'add a little salt'.