Stroke by stroke

No. 183

細 dainty

Strokes
11
Radical
糸 silk
School grade
Grade 2
JLPT (est.)
N3–N2

Readings

On'yomi
サイ sai
Kun'yomi
ほそ(い) hoso(i)ほそ(る) hoso(ru)こま(か) koma(ka)こま(かい) koma(kai)

Example words

  • 細いほそいthin
  • 細かいこまかいdetailed
  • 細工さいくcraftwork