# 細 slender

糸 (string) + 田 (rice field)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO

## Onyomi

SAI | I SIGH because I can't get any more slender.

## Mnemonic

| Wrap the string once round the whole rice field and just contract it until the field gets slender.

## Kunyomi

ほそ*い | slender 1/2 KANA ★★★☆☆
こま＊かい | detailed , small, delicate ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

詳細(しょうさい) | details ★☆☆☆☆ 詳 (expert) + 細 (slender) = 詳細 (details) the details or particulars of a thing
細胞(さいぼう) | cell ★☆☆☆☆ 細 (slender) + 胞 (cell) = 細胞 (cell) a cell, like an amoeba or a brain cell.
些細 (ささい) な | petty, insignificant ★☆☆☆☆ small, in the sense of petty or trifling, insignificant. Don't sweat the small stuff. Don't bother me with such trivial complaints. Here's a good phrase to learn: "些細な事に気を使うな！”　（ささいなことにきをつかうな）= Don't worry about such trivial things!

## Synonyms

details 細部 詳細 細かい
feeble 軟弱 よわい か細い 衰弱 枯れる 衰 悪化する 廃れる
germ 細菌 ばい菌
pathos, misery, pitifulness かわいいそうな 哀れな 惨めな 哀愁 心細い 悲惨な
petty 些細 細かい 執念深い
small or trifling ささやか 小さい 些細 わずかな