細
dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise
Grade Level
Grade 2
Stroke Count
11 strokes
Radical
糸部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
ほそい, ほそる, こまか, こまかい
Nanori (Name Reading)
くわし, ほそ
Common Readings
サイ, こま…か, こま…かい, ほそ…い, ほそ…る
Example Vocabulary
細い
ほそい
thin, slender, fine
細かい
こまかい
fine, detailed, minute
目を細める
めをほそめる
to narrow one's eyes
詳細
しょうさい
details, particulars
繊細
せんさい
delicate, sensitive, fine
些細
ささい
trivial, minor, small
細める
ほそめる
to narrow, to squint
細工
さいく
craftwork, handiwork, manipulation
心細い
こころぼそい
lonely, anxious, insecure
細身
ほそみ
slender, slim
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