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Kanji Detail for 細 - "fine, thin, detailed"

細

  • Meaning

    細 means "fine, thin, detailed."

    1. Thin - Fine; slender; narrow.

    2. Detailed - Minute; precise; thorough.

    3. Small - Little; minor; subtle.

  • Words using 細

    • 細胞 さいぼう Listen cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
    • 詳細 しょうさい Listen details; particulars; specifics
    • 細かい こまかい Listen small; fine; minute
    • 細かく こまかく Listen minutely; finely
    • 細菌 さいきん Listen bacterium; bacteria; germ
    • 細部 さいぶ Listen details; particulars
    • 細か こまか Listen small; fine; detailed
    • 細工 さいく Listen work; workmanship; craftsmanship

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    • Verified meaning: fine, thin, detailed
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ささら, たかぼそ, ほそ, ほそさき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 細

    Given names 細(ささら)Listen

    Surnames 細(たかぼそ)Listen 細(ほそ)Listen 細(ほそさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    dainty; get thin; taper; slender; narrow; detailed; precise

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fine, tiny; slender, thin

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fine, detailed; slender, thin

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Tiny. Small. Such as small matters are called 細故. Whispers are called 細語. | The opposite of coarse. Such as 精細 (fine), 細密 (detailed).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sai(サイ) サイ

  • Kunyomi

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    hoso.i(ほそ-い) ほそ-い

    hoso.ru(ほそ-る) ほそ-る

    koma.ka(こま-か) こま-か

    koma.kai(こま-かい) こま-かい

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    fine thin detailed delicate small tiny slender narrow low status humble dainty intricate meticulous minute precise skinny slight slim subtle thorough

Sentences including 細

  • A fine rain was falling.

  • Such a trivial thing is out of the question.

  • He had his wife die two years ago.

  • Love me little , love me long.

  • He gets angry over trivial things.

  • Love me lithe , love me long.

  • He is delicate.

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