少しも

少しも

Japanese

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

Etymology

Compound of 少し +‎ も, literally "(not) even a little"

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すこ​しも [sùkóꜜshìmò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• (Tokyo) すこしも [sùkóshímó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝko̞ɕimo̞]

Adverb

少(すこ)しも • (sukoshimo) 

1. (with negative sentences) anything of, not one bit

   あんなに努力(どりょく)したのに少(すこ)しも成果(せいか)が上(あ)がらない

   anna ni doryoku shita noni sukoshimo seika ga agaranai

   not even a little progress has been made despite trying so hard

   Synonyms: 何も, 何等, 全然, ちっとも

References

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