さき
先
ぼそ
細
　
り

noun, takes する, intransitive verb, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. dwindling, declining, diminishing, tapering off.
  2. tapering (to a point).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さき
先
ぼそ
細
　
り
 先細り さきぼそり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

before, ahead, previous
セン　さき　ま.ず (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
dainty, get thin, taper
サイ　こま.か　ほそ.い (2nd, N2)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)