Learn Japanese: hosoi - thin, slender, slim; narrow

Word

細ほそいhosoi

Meaning

thin, slender, slim; narrow

Part of speech

i-adjective

Pronunciation

Course

Japanese

Lesson

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Note

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.

Breakdown of hosoi

thin

細

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

Usages of hosoi

彼かの女じょ　は　細ほそい　声こえ　で　話はなした。kanojo wa hosoi koe de hanashita.

She spoke in a thin voice.

細ほそい　道みち　を　歩あるいた。hosoi michi o aruita.