か細い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
細
ほそ > ぼそ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of か (ka-, “very, emphatic prefix”) +‎ 細い (hosoi, “thin, slender”), The hosoi changes to bosoi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かぼそ​い [kàbósóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠bo̞so̞i]

Adjective

か細(ぼそ)い • (kabosoi) -i (adverbial か細(ぼそ)く (kabosoku))

1. thin, skinny, slender
2. (of voice) weak, feeble