Info on the Kanji 細

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Meaning(s)

dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow

Reading(s)

onyomi SAI
kunyomi hoso-i, hoso-ru, koma-ka, koma-kai

Other

stroke count 11
grade 2
jlpt level N2
Example words with 細
WordMeaning
さい
sai
small / little
いさい
isai
details / particulars
きょさい
kyo sai
large and small matters / particulars / details / greatness and smallness / circumstances
ごくぼそ
gokuboso
superfine
くちさい
kuchi sai
having a small mouth / eating only a little / topmouth gudgeon / barracuda
こしさい
koshi sai
narrow-waisted / red-banded sand wasp
ほねさい
hone sai
small / thin boned / slender / slight
こまい
komai
small / fine / minute / stingy / cheap
こまか
komaka
small / fine / detailed / stingy
ほそめ
hosome
thinnish / somewhat narrow
さいら
sai ra
small / little / fine / fine pattern
さいる
sai ru
to get thin / to taper off
さいれ
sai re
small / little / fine / pebble
さいひき
sai hiki
hempen cord / rope
さいあめ
sai ame
drizzle / misty rain
さいかん
sai kan
rolling something thinly / something rolled thinly
さいかん
saikan
small tube / pipette / tubule
さいさかな
sai sakana
japanese halfbeak / stickleback
さいかたち
sai katachi
fine pattern
ほそみ
hosomi
scrutiny / close inspection
さいく
saiku
work / craftsmanship / tactics / trick
さいこし
sai koshi
slender hips / slim waist
さいさい
sai sai
minutely / in detail / with particular attention
さいえだ
sai eda
switch
さいいと
sai ito
filament
さいじ
saiji
trifle / minor detail
ほそじ
hosoji
small type or handwriting
さいしょう
sai shou
small / little
さいしん
saishin
meticulous / careful / discreet / scrupulous / prudent
さいいし
sai ishi
pebbles / gravel / boulder formed from gravel and sediment
さいせつ
saisetsu
detailed explanation
ささめゆき
sasameyuki
light snow fall / small snow flakes
さいせん
saisen
thin line
さいそく
saisoku
by-laws / detailed regulations
さいおび
sai obi
narrow kimono sash / narrow obi
さいだい
saidai
great and small / in detail / all
さいどう
saidou
fibrillation
ほそみち
hosomichi
narrow path / narrow lane
さざなみ
sazanami
ripple / wavelets
さいふで
sai fude
fine brush or pencil / small or fine handwriting
さいこおり
sai koori
ice crystals / diamond dust
さいぶ
saibu
details
さいべつ
sai betsu
subdivision
さいへん
sai hen
crumbling
さいたみ
sai tami
the poor
さいめん
sai men
slender face
こまめ
komame
particulars / details / specified items
さいりゅう
sairyuu
streamlet / brooklet / rivulet
さいつぶ
sai tsubu
fine grain / fine granule / microsphere
さいろん
sai ron
detailed discussion
さいうで
sai ude
thin arm / slender arm / slender means / meager ability to earn a living
しさい
shisai
reasons / circumstances / significance / particulars / hindrance / obstruction / interference
せいさい
seisai
detail
さきさい
saki sai
tapering toward the end
なかさい
naka sai
medium-fine / medium pointed
にくさい
niku sai
lightfaced
めいさい
meisai
details / particulars / detailed statement
れいさい
reisai
insignificant / trifling / paltry / cottage / tiny
かこまい
ka komai
thin / skinny / delicate / fragile / feeble
かいざいく
kaizaiku
shellwork
かくさいく
kaku saiku
horn carving
かわさいく
kawa saiku
leathercraft
ぎんさいく
gin saiku
silverwork
高精こうせいさい
kouseisai
high-definition / high-resolution
い糸こまいいと
komai ito
fine thread
い字こまいじ
komai ji
slender character
かいこまかい
komaka i
small / fine / minute / minor / trivial / sensitive / attentive
かくこまかく
komaka ku
minutely / finely
めるほそめる
hosome ru
to make narrow
やかささやか
sasayaka
friendly / heartfelt / tender
ら形さいらかたち
sai ra katachi
fine pattern
れ石さいれいし
sai re ishi
pebbles / gravel / boulder formed from gravel and sediment
れ波さいれなみ
sai re nami
ripple
引きさいびき
sai biki
hempen cord / rope
巻きさいまき
sai maki
rolling something thinly / something rolled thinly
工師さいくし
saiku shi
craftsman / artisan
工所さいくところ
saiku tokoro
workshop / heian and kamakura-period furniture workshop / edo period office which administered tenders for arms, armor, etc.
工物さいくもの
saikumono
handiwork / scrimshaw / ware
作りさいつくり
sai tsukuri
thinly made / slight build or stature
書きさいかき
sai kaki
fine writing
小川さいおがわ
sai ogawa
trickling brook
小波さいこなみ
sai konami
fog
切りこまぎり
komagiri
something chopped or slices finely
切れこまぎれ
komagire
small pieces
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Example Sentences with 細
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菌などから隔離するため、面会謝絶となっています。

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子宮内膜炎は、菌が子宮内に入り、内膜に炎症を起す病気である。



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