11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N2

dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

Kun'yomi
  • thin ②unlucky
  • to get thin
  • こま
    small
  • small ②fine ③minor ④sensitive
On'yomi
  • detail

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サイ 58.1%
こまこまかい 22.7%
ほそほそ 19.2%

Character Breakdown

dainty, get thin, taper
サイ こま.か ほそ.い (2nd, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)

Common Words

small ②fine ③minor ④sensitive
cell ②cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
thin ②unlucky
work ②artifice
details ②detailed ③close-up view (of a digitally displayed map)
dainty ②sensitive
intricate workmanship ②cheap trick
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References

Unicode hex code 7D30
JIS X 0208 1-26-57
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3522
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4472
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1333
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1689
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 900
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1220
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1363
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1463
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 721
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1958
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 701
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27344
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 284
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 695
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 708
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 218
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 812
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 140
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 205
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 123
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1525
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1375
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a5.1
Four corner code 2690.0
De Roo Code 2776