少しも

Japanese
Kanji in this term
少
すこ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 少し +‎ も, literally "(not) even a little"

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) すこ​しも [sùkóꜜshì mò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • (Tokyo) すこしも [sùkóshí mó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sɨᵝko̞ɕi mo̞]

Adverb

少(すこ)しも • (sukoshi mo) 

  1. (with negative sentences) anything of, not one bit
    あんなに努力(どりょく)したのに少(すこ)しも成果(せいか)が上(あ)がらない
    anna ni doryoku shita noni sukoshi mo seika ga agaranai
    not even a little progress has been made despite trying so hard
    Synonyms: 何も, 何等, 全然, ちっとも

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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