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細

dainty
Stroke count: 11

Readings

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Kun readingほそ.い、ほそ.る、こま.か、こま.かい
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Meanings

  1. daintyRtK
  2. get thin
  3. taper
  4. slender
  5. narrow
  6. detailed
  7. precise
  1. to get thin
  2. to taper off

Popular Usage

細い細かい

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1463

Compound words

細いほそい
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
細かいこまかい
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial
些細ささい
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
細々こまごま
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
細々ほそぼそ
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
細かこまか
small; fine; detailed; stingy
細るほそる
to get thin; to taper off
細菌さいきん
bacterium; bacteria; germ
細工さいく
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; handiwork; artifice
細心さいしん
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
細部さいぶ
details; particulars
細分さいぶん
subdivision (into small parts)
細胞さいぼう
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
細目さいもく
particulars; details; specified items
詳細しょうさい
details; particulars; specifics; detailed; specific
繊細せんさい
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; slim; sensitive
微細びさい
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
明細めいさい
details; particulars; specifics; detailed; minute
零細れいさい
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
細やかささやか
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble
細長いほそながい
long and narrow
心細いこころぼそい
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely
細かくこまかく
minutely; finely
細胞内さいぼうない
inside the cell; intracellular

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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