細い
ほそい
hosoi
JLPT N5adjectiveVocabularyLevel 9 - JLPT N5

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細い (ほそい (hosoi)) means "Thin". It is read ほそい (hosoi). This page covers its usage with example sentences.

Meaning

Thin

Also : Fine · Slender · Small · Minute

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Example Sentences

この木は細いです。

このきはほそいです。

This tree is thin.

この木はとても細いです。

このきはとてもほそいです。

This tree is very thin.

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