鮮せん少しょう

na-adjective, noun

very few; very little; scant

Formal or literary term used to emphasize a small quantity or number. Often appears in written language or formal speech.

• この問もん題だいに関かんする情じょう報ほうは鮮せん少しょうだ。

  Information on this issue is very scarce.

• 鮮せん少しょうな資し源げんを有ゆう効こうに使つかわなければならない。

  We must make effective use of the scant resources.