微量(びりょう)

びりょう
noun, no-adjective
trace amount, minute quantity
formaltechnicalquantity
1. trace amount, minute quantity, tiny amount
An extremely small quantity of a substance. Used in scientific, medical, and everyday contexts to describe amounts that are barely detectable or insignificantly small.
微量(びりょう)の毒(どく)が検出(けんしゅつ)された。
A trace amount of poison was detected.
この食品(しょくひん)には微量(びりょう)の添加物(てんかぶつ)が含(ふく)まれている。
This food product contains a minute amount of additives.
微量(びりょう)でも体(からだ)に影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)える物質(ぶっしつ)があるので注意(ちゅうい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
Caution is needed because there are substances that affect the body even in trace amounts.

Usage

A precise, somewhat technical word. Common in scientific reports, food labeling, medical contexts, and environmental discussions. Used as a の-adjective: 微量(びりょう)の成分(せいぶん) (trace component).

Similar words

Compare with 少量(しょうりょう) (a small amount), which refers to a small but noticeable quantity. 微量(びりょう) suggests an even smaller amount — barely detectable.

Common collocations

Related Words

Compare: 少量(しょうりょう) (small amount)
Antonym: 大量(たいりょう) (large amount)
Compare: 僅少(きんしょう) (very small amount)
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