| 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, significance, particulars, hindrance, obstruction, interference
- 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2068 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 謹慎 【キンシン】 self restraint, moderating one's own behavior, penitence, discipline, confinement (esp. to one's home), house arrest, suspension (from work or school)
- 謹賀新年 【キンガシンネン】 Happy New Year
- 細謹 【サイキン】 slight flaw
Kun reading compounds
- 慎む 【つつしむ】 to be careful, to be discreet, to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain, to be reverent, to be purified, to be chaste
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- discreto
- respetuoso
- humilde
- ser discreto
- ser respetuoso
- ser humilde
Portuguese
- discreto
- reverentemente
- humildemente
French
- révérencieusement
- humblement
- discret
| 1180 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1835 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1769 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2645 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1247 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1582 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1705 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2045 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1077 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1462 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35850P | Morohashi |
| 1618 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5688 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1576 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1698 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1882 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-10 | SKIP code |
| 0461.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b39 | Unicode hex code |