Meaning of 繊細(せんさい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 繊細

Kana Reading せんさい

Romaji sensai

Examples of 繊細, せんさい in a sentence

彼は繊細だ。

He is delicate.
彼は子供の頃から繊細だった。

He's been delicate since he was a boy.
日本の女性は小さくて繊細に見える。

Japanese women tend to look tiny and delicate.
苔は、倒れた丸太や岩の上の繊細な緑の柔毛だと私は心の中で思う。

The moss is a delicate green fur on fallen logs and rocks, I say to myself.
それは非常に繊細な問題だ。

It's a very delicate question.

繊 JLPT 1

17 strokes

slender, fine, thin kimono

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi:

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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