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詳しい (くわしい, kuwashii) Japanese meaning: detailed | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation 詳しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 詳くわ しい 詳くわ しくない Polite 詳くわ しいです 詳くわ しくないです also 詳くわ しくありません Past polite 詳くわ しかったです 詳くわ しくなかったです also 詳くわ しくありませんでした Past 詳くわ しかった 詳くわ しくなかった Te-form 詳くわ しくて 詳くわ しくなくて Adverbial 詳くわ しく Conditional 詳くわ しければ 詳くわ しくなければ Tara conditional 詳くわ しかったら 詳くわ しくなかったら
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詳くわ
しい
説せつ
明めい
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He gave a detailed explanation about the incident.
I need more detailed information.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 詳くわ しい to be knowledgeable about something
He is very knowledgeable about Japanese history.
詳くわ しい 〈 物もの 〉 a detailed (thing), e.g. explanation, map
〈 事こと 〉 について 詳くわ しい to know a lot about a matter
She knows a lot about wine.
詳くわ しく 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to (do something) in detail
I'll explain it in detail later.
Expressions 詳くわ しくは for more details; for further information Kanji 委 committee, entrust to, leave to Related words 詳しい focuses on thorough, complete information or explanation, while 細かい emphasizes fine, minute detail and can describe physical size or numbers too.
詳しい is a common everyday adjective for 'detailed', while 詳細 is a more formal noun/na-adjective often used in written or business contexts.
詳しい stresses detailed, in-depth knowledge of a topic, while 明るい (in the sense of ...に明るい) implies broad, comfortable familiarity.
詳しい is the common, everyday word for being knowledgeable or detailed about something, while 精通 conveys a deeper, more professional-level mastery.
詳しい is an adjective meaning someone knows a lot of detail, while 通じる（に通じている）is a verb expressing being well versed in a field.
Written forms 詳くわ しい Usage 90%
Standard kanji spelling, used for both 'detailed' and 'knowledgeable' senses.
くわしい Usage 10%
精くわ しい Usage <1%
Rare variant; 詳しい is overwhelmingly preferred.
委くわ しい Usage <1%
Rare variant; 詳しい is overwhelmingly preferred.
Etymology The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 詳 carries meanings of 'detailed' and 'minute', which aligns with the word's senses.
