dainty, get thin, taper, slender

About this kanji

The kanji 細 means "thin" or "slender" and is often used to describe things that are narrow or finely detailed. It is primarily used as an adjective, as in 細かい (こまかい), meaning "small" or "detailed." You might also encounter it in compounds like 細胞 (さいぼう), which means "cell," referring to the basic unit of life, and 詳細 (しょうさい), meaning "details," often used to indicate specifics about something. A useful note is that while 細 can imply something delicate, it's also commonly associated with things that are simply slender or fine in nature.

Example sentences

• 細かいところまで確認しよう。

  Let's check the details carefully.

Meanings across languages

English

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

Tiếng Việt

mảnh mai

日本語

細い

한국어

세밀한

中文

细

id

kurus

th

บาง

es

delgado

fr

mince

de

dünn

pt

fino

Common compounds

• 細胞さいぼうcell, cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
• 詳細しょうさいdetails, particulars, specifics
• 細かいこまかいsmall, fine, minute
• 細かくこまかくminutely, finely
• 細々ほそぼそpoor (living), barely continuing, just scraping along
• 細いほそいthin, slender, fine
• 細かこまかsmall, fine, detailed
• 細菌さいきんbacterium, bacteria, germ