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[こま()··]
komakai
i adjective

English Meaning(s) for 細かい

i adjective
  1. small
  2. fine; minute
  3. minor; trivial
  4. sensitive; attentive
  5. careful; frugal; stingy

Definition and Synonyms for 細かい

Elaborated developed or executed with care and in minute detail
Synonyms: ささやか, 丹念, 事細か, 事細かい, 入念, 委曲, , 明細, 精細, 精緻, 細か, 細かい, 細やか, 細々しい, 細密, 綿密, 緻密, 詳しい, 詳密, 詳細
Niggling small and of little importance
Synonyms: しがない, ちっこい, ちっぽけ, くだらない, たわいない, ちっちゃい, つまらない, トリビアル, 下る, 下がる, 些細, 卑小, 小さ, 小さい, 末梢的, 瑣末, 眇たる, 細かい, 詰まる
Fine minutely precise especially in differences in meaning
Synonyms: ささやか, 微細, 精密, 細かい, 細やか, 細密, 詳密
Fine of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles
Synonyms: ささやか, 微細, きめ細か, きめ細かい, 細い, 細い, 細か, 細かい, 細やか
Fine thin in thickness or diameter
Synonyms: ささやか, 微細, 細い, 細い, 細か, 細かい, 細やか, 繊細
Soft easily hurt
Synonyms: 柔らかい, 細かい, 繊細
Finely in tiny pieces
Synonyms: 細かい, 細かく
Exquisitely in a delicate manner
Synonyms: 精巧, 細かい, 細かく
Particularisation an individualized description of a particular instance
Synonyms: 細かい
Small limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Synonyms: ささやか, ささやく, ちっこい, ちっちゃい, 偏狭, 小さ, 小さい, 小ちゃい, 小作り, 小型, 小柄, 小柄, 小柄, 少ない, 所狭い, 狭い, 狭隘, 細か, 細かい, 細やか, 零細

Meanings for each kanji in 細かい

» dainty; get thin; taper; slender; narrow

Categories 細かい is a member of

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Stroke Order Diagrams for 細かい

Conjugations for 細かい

Adjective stem
[こま()·]
komaka
te-form
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komakakute
Negative te-form
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komakakunakute
Adverbial Form
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komakaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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komakai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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komakakunai
Past Indicative Form
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komakakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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komakakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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komakakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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komakakunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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komakakunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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komakakattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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komakakunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
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komakasa

Sample Sentences for 細かい

Let's not quibble over trivial matters.
They did not notice minute differences.
Growing children should not always be handled with kid gloves.
I understand the general approach, but I'm afraid that I'm getting bogged down in the details.
Tightly-knit carpets are generally more valuable.

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