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事細かい (ことこまかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

事こと細こまかい

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Meanings

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detailed; minute; articulate

Describes a description, explanation, or account that is very thorough and covers small details. Often used for reports, instructions, or narratives.

彼かれは事こと細こまかにその日ひの出で来き事ごとを話はなした。
He recounted the day's events in minute detail.

マニュアルには手て順じゅんが事こと細こまかく書かいてある。

The manual describes the procedure in great detail.

Written forms

事こと細こまかい
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
こと細こまかい
Variant with kana for the first element; less common but still used.

Kanji

事matter, thing, fact
細dainty, get thin, taper

Similar words

詳くわしい
詳しい is a general word for 'detailed' or 'well-informed'. 事細かい emphasizes an exhaustive, meticulous level of detail, often with a nuance of leaving nothing out.
細こまかい
細かい means 'small' or 'fine' and can also mean 'detailed'. 事細かい is more emphatic and specifically refers to the thoroughness of a description or account.

Etymology

Compound of 事 (こと, 'matter') + 細かい (こまかい, 'detailed'). The prefix 事 adds emphasis, meaning 'down to the smallest matter'.