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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N2

537 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

Kunyomi: ほそ.い, ほそ.る, こま.か, こま.かい

Onyomi: サイ

Composition: 糸 田

細

Radical

Radical: 糸

Reading: いとへん

Meaning: silk

Strokes: 6

Reading: いとへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

細胞(さいぼう)   cell

細菌(さいきん)   bacillus, bacterium, germ

細部(さいぶ)   details

毛細血管(もうさいけっかん)   capillary vessel, capillary

詳細な(しょうさいな)   details, particulars

繊細な(せんさいな)   fine, nice, delicate, subtle

細い(ほそい)   thin, slender, fine

心細い(こころぼそい)   helpless, forlorn, lonely

細かい(こまかい)   small, fine, minute

細々した(こまごました)   sundry, miscellaneous

Onyomi Examples

細 (サイ) detail, details

細菌 (サイキン) bacterium, bacteria, germ

子細 (シサイ) reasons, circumstances, details, particulars, significance, meaning, hindrance, inconvenience, objection

精細 (セイサイ) fine, minute, detailed, meticulous, precise

Kunyomi Examples

細い (ほそい) thin, slender, fine, unlucky

細い糸 (ほそいいと) fine thread

細る (ほそる) to get thin, to taper off

細か (こまか) small, fine, detailed, stingy

細かい (こまかい) small, fine, minute, minor, trivial, sensitive, attentive, careful, frugal, stingy

細かい (こまかい) small, fine, minute, minor, trivial, sensitive, attentive, careful, frugal, stingy

細かいこと (こまかいこと) trifles, minor details

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