Meaning of 細い in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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細いJLPT 5
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Kana Readingほそい
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Romajihosoi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- thin; slender; fine
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- unlucky (billiards slang)
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Example Sentences
細い, ほそい used in context
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マイクロファイバークロスは、髪の毛の１００分の１という細さの繊維で編みあげられたクロスです。
Microfibre cloth is cloth woven from fibres as narrow as a hundredth of the width of a hair.
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まあまあなんて細い腰なの！お顔も小さくて、本当にお人形さんみたい！
My what a narrow waist! Her face is small, she really looks just like a doll!
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ほっそい道にほとんどスピードを落とさず、走りこんだ。「近道なんですよ」「ってここ、あぜ道～～～っ！」
We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"
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He does want to be a wrestler, but he is too thin.
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His voice is thin even though he is fat.
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He uses a pencil with a fine point.
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Related Kanji
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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