細 — thin, slender, detailed
ほそ
細
thin
ほそ
U+7D30
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #537
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1365
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- thin
- slender
- detailed
- fine
Readings
- On'yomi
- さい sai
- Kun'yomi
- ほそ hoso こま koma
word
ほそ ・ぼそ hoso Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
さい sai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
こま koma Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
23 wordsEach dot is a word containing 細: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 8 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Components
Composed of
いと
糸
thread
#120
た
田
rice field
#102
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 糸 (thread/silk) gives the meaning. 田 (den) provides the phonetic. Thin, slender, detailed.