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少子しょうし

しょうし · shoushi (also spelled shoshi)

noun

Small number of children (per family), bearing few children

  • youngest child (in the family)

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しょうしが
Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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What does 少子 mean?

Small number of children (per family), bearing few children. It can also mean: youngest child (in the family).

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しょうし (shoushi). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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