細(ほそ)い

ほそい
i-adjective
thin, slender
1. thin, slender, narrow
Having a small diameter or width.
この道(みち)は細(ほそ)い。
This road is narrow.
細(ほそ)い線(せん)を引(ひ)く。
To draw a thin line.
彼女(かのじょ)は細(ほそ)い体(からだ)をしている。
She has a slender body.
2. delicate, fine
Having a delicate or refined quality.
細(ほそ)い雨(あめ)が降(ふ)っている。
A fine rain is falling.
細(ほそ)い仕事(しごと)だ。
It's delicate work.
彼女(かのじょ)は神経(しんけい)が細(ほそ)いから、小(ちい)さなことにも気(き)づく。
She's sensitive, so she notices even small things.

細(ほそ)い is an i-adjective meaning thin, slender, or narrow.

FORMS:

  • Adverb: 細(ほそ)く
  • Noun form: 細(ほそ)さ (thinness)

OPPOSITE:
太(ふと)い (thick, fat, wide)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 道(みち)が細(ほそ)い: narrow road
  • 細(ほそ)い指(ゆび): slender fingers
  • 細(ほそ)い線(せん): thin line
  • 声(こえ)が細(ほそ)い: weak/thin voice
  • 目(め)が細(ほそ)い: narrow eyes
  • 細(ほそ)い体(からだ): slender body

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 細(ほそ)い: physically thin/narrow (objects, roads, limbs)
  • 薄(うす)い: thin in thickness (paper, walls)
  • 痩(や)せている: thin (body weight, person)

COMPOUND:

  • 細長(ほそなが)い: long and thin
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Added 2026.1.11 19:10 · Revised 2026.2.27 11:33
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