detailed, full, minute, accurate
Also: well-informed
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- くわ.しい
- つまび.らか
About this kanji
The kanji 詳 means "detailed" or "accurate" and is often used as an adjective or in compound words. You might encounter it in terms like 詳細 (しょうさい), which means "details," or 詳しい (くわしい), meaning "detailed" or "well-informed." Another example is 詳報 (しょうほう), which refers to a "detailed report." Generally, this kanji conveys a sense of thoroughness in conveying information, but be mindful that in the expression 不詳 (ふしょう), it can also mean "unknown" when information lacks detail. Using this kanji helps you describe aspects of things with clarity and precision.
Example sentences
詳細については後ほどお話しします。
I will speak about the details later.
Meanings across languages
- English
- detailed, full, minute, accurate, well-informed
- Tiếng Việt
- chi tiết
- 日本語
- 詳しい
- 한국어
- 상세
- 中文
- 详尽
- id
- rinci
- th
- รายละเอียด
- es
- detallado
- fr
- détaillé
- de
- detailliert
- pt
- detalhado
Common compounds
- 詳細しょうさいdetails, particulars, specifics
- 詳しいくわしいdetailed, full, minute
- 詳報しょうほうdetailed report, full report, details
- 不詳ふしょうunknown, unidentified, unspecified
- 詳述しょうじゅつdetailed explanation
- 詳解しょうかいdetailed explanation
- 詳説しょうせつdetailed explanation
- 未詳みしょうunknown, unidentified
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