細細

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Chinese

fine; minutely; thin
fine; minutely; thin; slender
 
fine; minutely; thin
fine; minutely; thin; slender
 
trad. (細細)
simp. (细细)

Pronunciation


Adjective

細細

  1. (colloquial) very thin; very fine
  2. (colloquial) very careful

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
こま
Grade: 2
こま > ごま
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Adverb

(こま)(ごま) (komagoma

  1. small; little; various; trifling
  2. minutely; particularly; in detail

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ほそ
Grade: 2
ほそ > ぼそ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Adverb

(ほそ)(ぼそ) (hosoboso

  1. thin; slender; faint
  2. poor; narrow (of road, livelihood, etc.)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN