か細い
Japanese
editKanji in this term |
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細 |
ほそ > ぼそ Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
editCompound of か (ka-, “very, emphatic prefix”) + 細い (hosoi, “thin, slender”), The hosoi changes to bosoi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editか細い • (kabosoi) -i (adverbial か細く (kabosoku))