しょうがく
Shougaku
Other forms: 小額
少額 (Shougaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “small sum (of money), small amount, small denomination (banknote, coin, etc.)”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounsmall sum (of money); small amount
- noun, adjectival nounsmall denomination (banknote, coin, etc.)
Examples
彼女は小額の金しか持っていなかった。
She had only a small sum of money.
小額の年金で生活するのは彼には困難であった。
It was hard for him to live on his small pension.
彼はお金を手にしたが、それもそんなに小額ではない。
He won a sum of money, and not such a small one, either.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).