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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

サイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

こま.かこま.かいほそ.いほそ.る

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Information

Grade:2
Strokes:11
JLPT:2
Frequency:537

Vocabulary

サイ

WordReadingMeaning
サイキンbacterium; bacteria; germ
サイクwork; workmanship; craftsmanship; handiwork; artifice; trick; device; tampering; doctoring
サイシンmeticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
サイブdetails; particulars
サイブンsubdivision (into small parts)

Other

WordReadingMeaning
ほそぼそpoor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
ほそいthin; slender; fine; unlucky
こまかsmall; fine; detailed; stingy
こまかいsmall; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive; attentive; careful; frugal; stingy
ささやかsmall; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest; meagre; meager