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詳

detailed
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingくわ.しい、つまび.らか
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. detailedRtK
    彼は日本の文化に詳しい。He is familiar with Japanese culture.tatoeba
    彼は詳しく説明した。He explained it in detail.tatoeba
  2. full
  3. minute
  4. accurate
  5. well-informed
  1. knowing very well
  2. knowledgeable (about)

Popular Usage

詳しい

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · sheep (羊)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 589

Compound words

詳しいくわしい
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about)
詳細しょうさい
details; particulars; specifics; detailed; specific
詳述しょうじゅつ
detailed explanation
詳報しょうほう
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
不詳ふしょう
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
詳解しょうかい
detailed explanation
詳説しょうせつ
detailed explanation
詳しくくわしく
in detail
作者未詳さくしゃみしょう
anonymous
詳細情報しょうさいじょうほう
detailed information

Additional Examples

彼は詳しいことはそれ以上言わなかった。
He gave no further detail.tatoeba
彼は自分のプランを詳しく説明した。
He explained his plans in detail.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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