細 — thin, slender, detailed

ほそ細 thin

U+7D30 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 2 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 2 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes 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.

Meanings

thin
slender
detailed
fine

word

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).

細(こま) かい komakai fine

ほそ 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).

細(ほそ) い hosoi thin

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).

詳(しょう) 細(さい) shousai details 細(さい) 胞(ぼう) saibou cell (biology)

Stroke order

Stroke data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)