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細大漏らさず (さいだいもらさず) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression
in minute detail ; without omitting anything
A formal set phrase meaning to cover everything, large and small, without leaving anything out. Often used in contexts like reporting, recording, or explaining comprehensively.
ど
時じ
代だい
の
生せい
活かつ
を
細さい
大だい
漏も
らさ
ず
描えが
い
て
いる
。
This book depicts life in the Edo period without omitting anything.
Similar words 事こと 細こま か 事細か is an adjective meaning 'minutely detailed', while 細大漏らさず is an adverbial phrase emphasizing completeness.
一いち 部ぶ 始し 終じゅう 一部始終 means 'the whole story from beginning to end', focusing on narrative completeness, whereas 細大漏らさず focuses on not missing any detail.
Etymology A yojijukugo (four-character compound) composed of 細 (small), 大 (large), 漏らさず (without omitting). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows a classical pattern of contrasting 'small and large' to mean 'everything'.
