Moto 細: Dainty; Get Thin; TaperKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- サイ
- Kun'yomi
- ほそ(い)、ほそ(る)、こま(か)、こま(かい)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 505 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (サイ)
- 細胞さいぼうcell
- 詳細しょうさいdetails; particulars
- 細菌さいきんbacterium; bacteria
- 細部さいぶdetails; particulars
- 細工さいくwork; workmanship
- 繊細せんさいdainty; delicate (e.g. fingers)
- 零細れいさいinsignificant; trifling
- 細分さいぶんsubdivision (into small parts)
- 明細めいさいdetails; particulars
- 微細びさいminute; micro
- 細心さいしんmeticulous; careful
- 細目さいもくparticulars; details
- 些細ささいtrivial; slight
- 子細しさいreasons; circumstances
- 寄せ木細工よせぎざいくwooden mosaic work; parquetry
- 小細工こざいくintricate workmanship; delicate handiwork
- 毛細血管もうさいけっかんcapillary vessel; capillary
- 竹細工たけざいくbamboo work; bamboo ware
- 精細せいさいfine; minute
- 細則さいそくby-laws; detailed regulations
- 細密さいみつdetailed knowledge; finely detailed
- 細胞内さいぼうないinside the cell; intracellular
- 細胞分裂さいぼうぶんれつcell division
- 細見さいけん(visual) scrutiny; close inspection
- かん体細胞かんたいさいぼうrod cell
- がん細胞がんさいぼうcancer cell
- わら細工わらざいくstraw work; straw craft
- エナメル芽細胞エナメルがさいぼうameloblast; tooth enamel depositing cell
- カルバペネム耐性腸内細菌カルバペネムたいせいちょうないさいきんcarbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae; CRE
- ガラス細工ガラスざいくglasswork
- キラー細胞キラーさいぼうkiller cell
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 細かいこまかいsmall
- 細かくこまかくminutely; finely
- 細かこまかsmall; fine
- 細いほそいthin; slender
- 先細りさきぼそりdwindling; declining
- 心細いこころぼそいhelpless; forlorn
- 極細ごくぼそsuperfine; extra-fine
- 細かいことこまかいことtrifles; minor details
- 細めるほそめるto make narrow
- 細るほそるto get thin; to taper off
- 細腕ほそうでthin arm; slender arm
- 細身ほそみnarrow; thin (sized)
- 細道ほそみちnarrow path; narrow lane
- 細長いほそながいlong and narrow
- 細面ほそおもてslender face
- か細いかぼそいthin; skinny
- きめ細かきめこまかsmooth
- きめ細かいきめこまかいsmooth
- きめ細やかきめこまやかattentive to detail; careful
- こと細かことこまかdetailed; minute
- こと細かいことこまかいdetailed; minute
- こと細かにことこまかにminutely; in detail
- やせ細るやせほそるto lose weight; to become thin
Other readings
- 細々ほそぼそpoor (living)
- 亜細亜アジアAsia
- 細やかささやかmeagre; meager
- 細雪ささめゆきlight snow fall; small snow flakes
- ガン細胞がんさいぼうcancer cell
- キラーＴ細胞キラーティーさいぼうkiller T-cell
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