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hosoi

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.

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.
I walked on a narrow path.
彼かの女じょ は 足あし が 細ほそい。kanojo wa ashi ga hosoi.
She has slender legs.
細ほそい 糸いと が 必ひつ要よう です。hosoi ito ga hitsuyou desu.
I need thin thread.
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