細 — dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow

Readings

On'yomi

サイ

Kun'yomi

ほそ.いほそ.るこま.かこま.かい

Example words

• 細胞さいぼうcell (biology)
• 細かいこまかい(1) small (2) fine; minute (3) minor; trivial (4) sensitive; attentive
• 詳細しょうさいdetail; particulars
• 細菌さいきんbacillus; bacterium; germ
• 細工さいくwork; craftsmanship; tactics; trick
• 細いほそい(1) thin; slender; fine (2) unlucky (billiards slang)
• 心細いこころぼそいhelpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening
• 亜細亜アジア(1) Asia (esp. "the Far East") (2) Asian; Asiatic