| Kanji | 細 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 糸 |
| 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. |
| RTK Index | 1363 |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade2, kanjifreq501-750, kanji_physical.properties_miscellaneous
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