細かく
Meanings
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Used for breaking, cutting, or examining something into very small pieces or with great attention to detail. Often appears with verbs like 切る, 砕く, 見る, 説明する.
Please chop the carrot finely.
He analyzed the problem in detail.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を細かく切るto cut something into small pieces
Please cut the green onions into small pieces.
- 〈事〉を細かく説明するto explain something in detail
I had the procedure explained to me in detail.
- 〈物〉を細かく砕くto crush something into small pieces
I crushed the ice into small pieces and put it in the juice.
- 〈物〉を細かく見るto look at something closely, in detail
I looked closely at the contents of the contract.
- お金を細かくするto break money into small change
Could you break this thousand-yen bill into smaller change?