少なくない
すくなくない
not negligible; not a little; to no small degree; to no small extent
Meanings
Expression
not negligible; not a little; to no small degree; to no small extent; quite a lot
Example sentences
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His composition has not a few mistakes.
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Not a few people have two cars.
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Not a few foreigners like Japanese food.
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There are few, if any, such mistakes.
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Americans who love sushi are not in short supply.
More examples (3)
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A bunch of people told me not to eat there.
舶来品は何でも国産品より優れていると思っている人が少なくない。
Not a few people think that all foreign-made articles are superior to ones made in this country.
日本では、学校給食が唯一のまともな食事だという子どもが増えており、給食が食べれなくなる夏休みになると体重が減るという子どもも少なくない。
In Japan, the amount of children whose only decent meal is provided by school is increasing. The amount of children whose weight decreases due to not being able to eat during summer vacation is also substantial.