adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. tender, warm, caring, thoughtful.
  2. meticulous, detailed, attentive.
  3. deep (of a color), thick (e.g. fog).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
細やか こまやか
 
 
濃やか こまやか

Contained Kanji 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)