さい
細
く
工

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. work, workmanship, craftsmanship, handiwork.
  2. artifice, trick, device, tampering, doctoring.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さい
細
く
工
細工 さいく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)