細 かい komakai
komakai
i-Adjective
1. small
shiozukekyabetsuo komakakukiru.
Chop the pickled cabbage finely.
i-Adjective
2. fine; minute
meno komakaiorino kāpettoga ippantekiniwa kachiga takai.
Tightly-knit carpets are generally more valuable.
i-Adjective
3. minor; trivial
Related to 細かいこと
わたしはこまかい点 までしらべました。
watashiwa komakai temmade shirabemashita.
I went into details.
i-Adjective
4. sensitive; attentive
Related to 神経が細かい
kanarazushimo sēchōdankaino kodomotachio amari komakai shinkēo tsukatte atsukaubekidenai.
Growing children should not always be handled with kid gloves.
i-Adjective
5. careful; frugal; stingy
karewa hidoku kinni komakai.
He is very careful with his money.
Word Pronunciation
文
Example Sentences
shiozukekyabetsuo komakakukiru.
Chop the pickled cabbage finely.
meno komakaiorino kāpettoga ippantekiniwa kachiga takai.
Tightly-knit carpets are generally more valuable.
わたしはこまかい点 までしらべました。
watashiwa komakai temmade shirabemashita.
I went into details.
kanarazushimo sēchōdankaino kodomotachio amari komakai shinkēo tsukatte atsukaubekidenai.
Growing children should not always be handled with kid gloves.
karewa hidoku kinni komakai.
He is very careful with his money.
16 Variants Available
Essential 5 items
★ Common
Adjective
#22549
★ Common
Adjective
#21581
komakakute
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Detailed and complicated; Finicky/picky
★ Common
Adjective
#21463
★ Common
Adjective
#16409
★ Common
Adjective
#18931
Common 6 items
★ Common
Adjective
#20668
★ Common
Adjective
#15815
★ Common
Adjective
#20297
komakakuarimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not detailed.; Was not fine.
★ Common
Adjective
#19441
★ Common
Adjective
#17325
★ Common
Adjective
#19718
Advanced 5 items
★ Common
Adjective
#16148
★ Common
Adjective
#17088
★ Common
Adjective
#21409
komakakattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it was detailed; If it was intricate
★ Common
Adjective
#18934
komakakereba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it is detailed; If it is fine/minute
★ Common
Adjective
#22018