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Learn Japanese: thin - 細

Japanese
/Kanji 43
/thin

thin

Word

thin

Meaning

細

Part of speech

kanji

Pronunciation

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You became as thin as a thread by working on the rice paddy too much.

Breakdown of thin

A thread is just a short thread with a small bit extra.

Usages of thin

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

細ほそいhosoi

thin, slender, slim; narrow

Primarily used to describe the thinness in diameter or width of something long and narrow, like a thread, hair, or a road. It can also describe slender physical features.

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