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Dainty Thread Rice 細 サイ ほそ.い、ほそ.る、こま.か、こま.かい Thin Taper

Kanji
Onyomi サイ
Kunyomi ほそ.い、ほそ.る、こま.か、こま.かい
English dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
Examples 細胞(さいぼう): cell (biology)
細かい(こまかい): (1) small (2) fine; minute (3) minor; trivial (4) sensitive; attentive
詳細(しょうさい): detail; particulars
細菌(さいきん): bacillus; bacterium; germ
細工(さいく): work; craftsmanship; tactics; trick
細い(ほそい): (1) thin; slender; fine (2) unlucky (billiards slang)
心細い(こころぼそい): helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening
亜細亜(アジア): (1) Asia (esp. "the Far East") (2) Asian; Asiatic
細やか(こまやか): friendly; heartfelt; tender
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 2
Frequency 537
Components 糸: thread
田: rice field; rice paddy
Number of Strokes 11
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 120
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading いと・いとへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword dainty
Koohii Story 1 Dainty women would always rather work with thread than in a field.
Koohii Story 2 Spider-Man used to just be a dainty, brainy nerd.

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade2, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_physical.properties_miscellaneous

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