Kanji 細

音読おんよみ: サイ

訓読くんよみ: ほそい・こまかい

画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: いとへん（糸）

Meaning

Thin / Fine / Narrow / Detailed

  • 細ほそい — thin, narrow
  • 細こまかい — detailed, fine
  • 細線さいせん — fine line
  • 詳細しょうさい — details; specificity
  • 繊細せんさい — delicate, sensitive
  • 細部さいぶ — fine parts, details
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  • 細菌さいきん — bacterium, microbe
  • 細密さいみつ — extremely detailed, meticulous
  • 明細めいさい — itemized details, breakdown
  • 細胞さいぼう — cell (biological)
  • 細心さいしん — utmost care, careful attention
  • 細緻さいち — fine, meticulous (plan/detail)

This kanji combines 糸 (thread) with the phonetic component 田, originally derived from “sai” (slender). It expresses things that are thin, fine, or delicate — such as threads, lines, or detailed matters.

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