Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 細心(さいしん) in Japanese

細心
Kana Reading
さいしん
Romaji
saishin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
    Example sentence
    彼は細心の注意を払ったが、それでも間違えた。 He took great care, yet he made a mistake.

Examples of 細心, さいしん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

細 JLPT 2

11 strokes

dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow

On'Yomi: サイ

Kun'Yomi: ほそ.い, ほそ.る, こま.か, こま.かい

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心 JLPT 4

4 strokes

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: こころ, -ごころ

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