Today’s Kanji is “細” (hoso-i); Kanji for “thin”.
Handwritten Kanji “細” (hoso-i)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “細”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 細 | サイ ほそ-い ほそ-る こま-か こま-かい | sai hoso-i hoso-ru koma-ka koma-kai | 11 | 糸 | thin |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “細”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 細い男性 | ほそいだんせい | hosoi dansei | Thin men |
| 細かい粒子 | こまかいりゅうし | komakai ryuushi | Fine particles |
| 零細企業 | れいさいきぎょう | reisaikigyou | small business |
