Meaning of 些細 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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些細
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Kana Readingささい
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Romajisasai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- trivial; slight
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Example Sentences
些細, ささい used in context
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弁護士というものは、苦境を切り抜けるために、ささいな点についても徹底して調べ、同じことを反覆して調べてみることが大切である。
It is important that a lawyer should leave no stone unturned even on minor points and harp on the same subject to achieve a break through in an impasse.
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編集者はささいな事実を読者に提供するのに極端に走ることがよくある。
Editors often go to extremes in providing their readers with unimportant facts.
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She gets angry at trifles.
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She lost her temper at the slightest provocation.
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They fell out with each other over trifles.
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They fell out with each other over trifles.
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Kanji found in this word
dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow
On: サイ
Kun: ほそ.い, ほそ.る, こま.か, こま.かい
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