少数 (Shousuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “small number, few, minority”.
Meanings
- noun, adverb, adjectival nounsmall number; few; minority
Examples
その店には少数の客がいた。
We found only a small number of customers in the store.
タンカーには少数の乗組員しかいない。
The tanker has only a small crew on board.
ほんの少数の人しかその事実を知らない。
Only a handful of people know the fact.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).