細 Kanji – dainty
The Japanese kanji 細 can mean dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise.
Meaning and Readings
How is 細 read?
細 has the onyomi reading サイ and the kunyomi readings ほそい, ほそる, こまか, こまかい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sai, hosoi, hosoru, komaka, komakai.
Common Japanese Words Using 細
These common Japanese words contain 細. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 亜細亜（アジア） — Asia
- 些細（ささい） — trivial, trifling, slight, insignificant
- 細々（こまごま） — minutely, in detail, with particular attention
- 細々（ほそぼそ） — poor (living)
- 細い（ほそい） — thin, slender, fine
- 細か（こまか） — small, fine, detailed, stingy
- 細かい（こまかい） — small
- 細やか（ささやか） — small, little, tiny, insignificant, humble, modest, meagre, meager
- 細る（ほそる） — to get thin, to taper off
- 細菌（さいきん） — bacterium, bacteria, germ