- wazuka a little, a few, small, slight, trifling, meagre, meager, narrow (margin); only, just, merely, no more than
Used in formal or written Japanese to emphasize small quantity, degree, or margin; often in news, essays, or reports.
彼は僅か5分で問題を解いた。
Kare wa wazuka go-fun de mondai o toita.
He solved the problem in just five minutes.
その差は僅かだ。
Sono sa wa wazuka da.
The difference is slight.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'sukoshi' (a little), but 'wazuka' emphasizes that the amount is notably small, often with a nuance of insufficiency.
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