| 218 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 284 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 721 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3522 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 701 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 812 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1958 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 695 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 708 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 123 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1525 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1689 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 900 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1375 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27344 | Morohashi |
| 1333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4472 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1363 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1463 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 205 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
537 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 細 【サイ】 detail, details
- 細菌 【サイキン】 bacterium, bacteria, germ
- 子細 【シサイ】 reasons, circumstances, details, particulars, significance, meaning, hindrance, inconvenience, objection
- 精細 【セイサイ】 fine, minute, detailed, meticulous, precise
Kun reading compounds
- 細い 【ほそい】 thin, slender, fine, unlucky
- 細い糸 【ほそいいと】 fine thread
- 細る 【ほそる】 to get thin, to taper off
- 細か 【こまか】 small, fine, detailed, stingy
- 細かい 【こまかい】 small, fine, minute, minor, trivial, sensitive, attentive, careful, frugal, stingy
- 細かい 【こまかい】 small, fine, minute, minor, trivial, sensitive, attentive, careful, frugal, stingy
- 細かいこと 【こまかいこと】 trifles, minor details
Readings
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- estrecho
- fino
- delgado
- detallado
- adelgazar
- minucioso
Portuguese
- franzino
- emagrecer
- afinar
- delgado
- estreito
French
- menu
- long et fin
- délicat
- mince
- fluet
- étroit
| 2776 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2690.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d30 | Unicode hex code |
germ, fungus, bacteria
- On:
- キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菌 【キン】 fungus, germ, bacterium, bacillus
- 菌類 【キンルイ】 fungus, fungi
- 球菌 【キュウキン】 coccus
- 抗菌 【コウキン】 antibacterial, antimicrobial
Readings
- Korean:
- gyun
Spanish
- germen
- hongo
- bacteria
Portuguese
- germe
- fungo
- bactérias
French
- germe (microbien)
- champignon
- bactérie
| 1177 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1016 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3976 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1651 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1703 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1441 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1222 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1285 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1368 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 659 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2876 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 927 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31156P | Morohashi |
| 2304 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 918 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1480 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k8.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83cc | Unicode hex code |