寡
寡 - 1. few; little E.g.: 寡占 (oligopoly), 寡黙 (taciturnity, silence), 衆寡 (many and few) 2. lacking; humble self-reference E.g.: 寡学 (little learning), 寡君 (my humble lord), 寡徳 (lack of virtue) 3. widower; widow E.g.: 寡夫 (widower), 寡婦 (widow)
寡 — few; little <br>E. lacking; humble self-reference<br>E. widower; widow <br>E.
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Onyomi
カ
Strokes
14
JLPT
N1
Frequency 
#2035/2500
Composition
刀 頁 宀
Meaning
- few; little
E. lacking; humble self-reference
E. widower; widow
E.
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Onyomi
Example
トム
tomu
は
ha
寡欲
kayoku
な
na
人
hito
だ
da
。
.
Tom is a man of few wants.
かつての
katsuteno
彼
kare
は
ha
寡黙
kamoku
な
na
男
otoko
だった
datta
。
.
He used to be a quiet man.
孤軍奮闘
kogunfuntou
したけれど
shitakeredo
、
,
衆寡敵
shuukateki
せず
sezu
、
,
彼
kare
の
no
ビジネスプラン
bijinesupuran
は
ha
受
u
け
ke
入
i
れられなかったよ
rerarenakattayo
。
.
He put up a brave and lone struggle, but up against such heavy odds hecouldn't get his business plan accepted.
母
haha
がとてもおしゃべりだったのに
gatotemooshaberidattanoni
対
tai
し
shi
、
,
父
chichi
は
ha
寡黙
kamoku
な
na
人
hito
でした
deshita
。
.
While my mother was very talkative, my father was a quiet person.
