Word details
細かい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 細かい.
Dictionary
Entry
1
small
Examples
塩漬けキャベツを細かく切る。
Chop the pickled cabbage finely.
2
fine; minute
Examples
目の細かい織りのカーペットが一般的には価値が高い。
Tightly-knit carpets are generally more valuable.
3
minor; trivial
Examples
わたしはこまかい点までしらべました。
I went into details.
4
sensitive; attentive
Examples
必ずしも成長段階の子供たちを、あまり細かい神経をつかって扱うべきでない。
Growing children should not always be handled with kid gloves.
5
careful; frugal; stingy
Examples
彼はひどく金に細かい。
He is very careful with his money.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
細
dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise
11 strokesFrequency 537JLPT N2Grade 2
On
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Kun
ほそ.いほそ.るこま.かこま.かい
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