も少し

も少し

Japanese

Kanji in this term
少
すこ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) もすこ​し [mòsúkóꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [mo̞ sɨᵝko̞ɕi]

Adverb

も少し (hiragana もすこし, rōmaji mo sukoshi)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of もう少し (mō sukoshi)
   • 2009, かきふらい (lyrics), “ふわふわ時間”, performed by 桜高軽音部:

     もすこし勇 (ゆう)気 (き)ふるって
     自 (し)然 (ぜん)に話 (はな)せば
     何 (なに)かが変 (か)わるのかな？
     そんな気 (き)するけど

     Mo sukoshi yūki furutte
     shizen ni hanaseba
     nanika ga kawaru no ka na?
     sonna ki suru kedo

     If I gathered up a bit more courage,
     and talked to you normally,
     would anything change?
     It feels like it would, but…

   • 2014, sasakure.UK (lyrics), “tig-hug”, in 摩訶摩謌モノモノシー‎:

     も少 (すこ)し、このままで―

     mo sukoshi, kono mama de―

     Let's keep it like this for a little longer—

Related terms

• も一度 (いちど) (mo ichido)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN