隻せき語ご

noun

just a few words; a single word

Often used in the negative phrase 隻語もない (not a single word) or in literary contexts emphasizing brevity. Not an everyday word; more common in written or formal language.

• 彼かれは別わかれ際ぎわに隻せき語ごも発はっしなかった。

  He didn't utter a single word when parting.

• その手て紙がみには隻せき語ごの謝しゃ罪ざいもなかった。

  There wasn't a single word of apology in that letter.