細かい

こまかい · komakai · JLPT N4 · i-adj

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🧵 細 = thread 糸 + field 田: thread-thin, so fine and minute

The kanji 細 pairs the thread radical 糸 with 田, giving the sense of something as thin as a thread. Read こまかい it means fine-grained or detailed; the same kanji read ほそい means slender. Sound hook: komakai is close to comma-kai, and a comma is a tiny mark.

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