細
dainty, detailed, get thin, narrow, precise, slender, taper
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Grade:2
Strokes:11
JLPT:2
Frequency:537
Vocabulary
サイ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 細菌 | サイキン | bacterium; bacteria; germ |
| 細工 | サイク | work; workmanship; craftsmanship; handiwork; artifice; trick; device; tampering; doctoring |
| 細心 | サイシン | meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent |
| 細部 | サイブ | details; particulars |
| 細分 | サイブン | subdivision (into small parts) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 細々 | ほそぼそ | poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow |
| 細い | ほそい | thin; slender; fine; unlucky |
| 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 |
| 細やか | ささやか | small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest; meagre; meager |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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gentleman, good belt, sire
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紺
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絹
silk
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絶
abstain, be beyond, cut off, discontinue, interrupt, peerless, sever, suppress, unparalleled, without match
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縄
cord, straw rope
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綿
cotton
Grade 5JLPT 2
緒
beginning, cord, end, inception, mental or emotional state, strap, thong
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練
drill, gloss, polish, practice, refine, train
Grade 3JLPT 2
留
detain, fasten, halt, stop
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紅
crimson, deep red
Grade 6JLPT 2