Vocabulary

What does 細い (ほそい, hosoi) mean?

細い (ほそい, hosoi) means thin, slender, narrow.

Quick facts
Readingほそい
Romajihosoi
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ほそい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhosoi

thin, slender, narrow

  1. 1i-adjective thin; slender; fine
  2. 2i-adjective unlucky

Example sentences

  • This road is narrow.

  • I write with a thin pen.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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