細さい心しん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

meticulous; very careful; scrupulous; prudent

Describes careful, detail-oriented attention that avoids mistakes or risk. Especially common as 細心の注意を払う, meaning to exercise the utmost care.

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報ほう

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細さい

心しん

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注ちゅう

意い

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必ひつ

要よう

だ

。

The handling of personal information requires the utmost care.

彼かれは細さい心しんの準じゅん備びをして発はっ表ぴょうに臨のぞんだ。

He gave his presentation after making meticulous preparations.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に細さい心しんの注ちゅう意いを払はらうto pay meticulous attention to something
手しゅ術じゅつ中ちゅうは細さい心しんの注ちゅう意いを払はらって器き具ぐを扱あつかった。
During the surgery, the instruments were handled with the utmost care.
細さい心しんの注ちゅう意いで〈動どう詞し〉to do something with meticulous care
細さい心しんの注ちゅう意いで書しょ類るいを確かく認にんした。
I checked the documents with meticulous care.

Kanji

細dainty, get thin, taper
心heart, mind, spirit

Related words

慎しん重ちょうN3
慎重 stresses not acting rashly and weighing risks, while 細心 stresses careful attention to small details.
綿めん密みつ
綿密 usually describes thorough plans, investigations, or preparations, while 細心 describes the carefulness of a person's attention or handling.
丁てい寧ねいN4
丁寧 can mean polite, careful, or neatly done in general, while 細心 specifically means meticulous care taken to avoid mistakes or danger.
入にゅう念ねんN1
入念 emphasizes thoroughness in preparing or checking something, while 細心 emphasizes an ongoing careful, detail-conscious attitude.
念ねん入いりN1
細心 highlights meticulous attention to tiny details (often in 細心の注意), while 念入り describes the overall thoroughness of an action or preparation.

Opposites

大だい胆たんN2
大胆 means bold or daring, the opposite of the cautious, detail-minded attitude expressed by 細心 (as in the set phrase 大胆かつ細心).

Don't confuse with

熱ねっ心しんN4
熱心 (enthusiastic, eager) shares the kanji 心 and a similar shape with 細心 (meticulous), but the meanings are unrelated.

Written forms

細さい心しんUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; commonly seen in phrases such as 細心の注意.
さいしんUsage1%

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 細, meaning fine or minute, and 心, meaning mind or attention; the spelling straightforwardly reflects careful attention to details.