slender

(string) + (rice field)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SOLO

Onyomi

SAI

I SIGH because I can't get any more slender.

Mnemonic

Wrap the string once round the whole rice field and just contract it until the field gets slender.

Kunyomi

ほそ*い slender 1/2 KANA
★★★☆☆
こま*かい detailed , small, delicate
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

詳細(しょうさい)

details ★☆☆☆☆
(expert) + (slender) = 詳細 (details)

the details or particulars of a thing

細胞(さいぼう)

cell ★☆☆☆☆
(slender) + (cell) = 細胞 (cell)

a cell, like an amoeba or a brain cell.

些細 (ささい)

petty, insignificant ★☆☆☆☆

small, in the sense of petty or trifling, insignificant. Don't sweat the small stuff. Don't bother me with such trivial complaints. Here's a good phrase to learn: "些細な事に気を使うな!” (ささいなことにきをつかうな)= Don't worry about such trivial things!

Synonyms

details
細部    詳細    細かい   
feeble
軟弱    よわい か細い    衰弱    枯れる    衰    悪化する    廃れる   
germ
細菌    ばい菌   
pathos, misery, pitifulness
かわいいそうな 哀れな    惨めな    哀愁    心細い    悲惨な   
petty
些細    細かい    執念深い   
small or trifling
ささやか 小さい    些細    わずかな