少しょう量りょう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

small amount; small quantity

Used for an amount or quantity that is small. Most common as a noun or before の, as in 少量の水; predicative uses such as 少量だ are also possible.

Antonyms: 多量

• 鍋なべに少しょう量りょうの水みずを加くわえる。

  Add a small amount of water to the pot.

• この薬くすりは少しょう量りょうでもよく効きく。

  This medicine works well even in small amounts.

noun, na-adjective

narrow-mindedness

Only when written 小量

Rare sense, especially written 小量. In modern Japanese, 狭量 is a much more usual word for a narrow-minded or ungenerous disposition.

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうで「小しょう量りょうな人じん物ぶつ」とあれば、度ど量りょうの小ちいさい人ひとを指さすことがある。

  In older writing, 小量な人物 can refer to a narrow-minded person.