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jmdict 2688630 Active (id: 1987972)
若干名
じゃっかんめい
1. [exp,n]
▶ a few people
▶ small number of people



History:
4. A 2018-10-01 12:05:15  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I agree.
3. A* 2018-10-01 11:25:24  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Needs the indefinite article, in my view.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>few people</gloss>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>a few people</gloss>
2. A 2012-03-08 00:40:51  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
若干 + 名, where 名 is a counter for people. Probably worth including, given it is so common.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +13,1 @@
+<gloss>small number of people</gloss>
1. A* 2012-03-01 20:45:04  Francis
  Refs:
See below.
  Comments:
It was used in text which I am reading and it gets over 5m hits. However, it does not get as many hits as the following, which is in the main dictionary:-

若干(P); 幾許 【じゃっかん(若干)(P); そこばく; そくばく; そこば(若干)(ok)】 (n,adj-no) (1) some; few; a number of; a little (bit); (n-adv) (2) somewhat; to a certain extent; (adj-no,n-adv,n) (3) (そこばく, そくばく, そこば only) (arch) many; a lot; (P) 

Maybe, this submission could be included with a also cross reference to the above.

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