Kanji

Level: N2 Strokes: 11

細

Meaning in English

dainty, get thin, taper

Readings

Onyomi: サイ Kunyomi: ほそ.い, ほそ.る, こま.か, こま.かい Romaji: sai / hoso.i, hoso.ru, koma.ka, koma.kai

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細

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese delicada, emagrecer, afinar

Spanish delicado, adelgazar, estrecharse

Korean 가늘고, 마르고, 가늘어지다

French délicate, s'affiner, s'effiler

Italian delicata, assottigliarsi, affusolata

German zierlich, dünn werden, sich verjüngen

Indonesian mungil, menjadi kurus, meruncing

★ Vietnamese mảnh mai, thon gọn, thuôn dài

Thai บอบบาง ผอมเพรียว เรียวลง

Related kanji

N1 紡 bou / tsumu.gu spinning, filage, hilado N3 約 yaku / tsuzu.maru, tsuzu.meru, tsuzuma.yaka promise, approximately, shrink N3 続 zoku, shoku, kou, kyou / tsuzu.ku, tsuzu.keru, tsugu.nai continue, series, sequel N1 継 kei / tsu.gu, mama- inherit, succeed, continue N1 紀 ki chronicle, account, narrative N1 級 kyuu class, rank, grade N2 紅 kou, ku / beni, kurenai, aka.i crimson, deep red, cramoisi N1 絹 ken / kinu silk, soie, seda N1 糾 kyuu / tada.su twist, ask, investigate

Words with this kanji

N1 心細い kokorobosoi helpless, hopeless, discouraging N1 細やか komayaka meager, modest N1 細菌 saikin bacillus, bacterium, germ N1 細工 saiku work, craftsmanship, trick N1 細胞 saibou cell N1 詳細 shousai detail, particulars N4 細かい komakai small, fine, detailed N5 細い hosoi thin, narrow, slender