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JLPT N5 · Size, shape & speed

細い

ほそい

thin; slender

Stroke order of 細い

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

細 · 11 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Thread (糸) plus a field (田): fine threads in a field are thin.

Parts: 細 thin (糸 thread + 田) + い

The characters in 細い

  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

この道は細いです。

このみちはほそいです。

This road is narrow.

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