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    細る

    細ほそる​

    to get thin

    KMT10News #39+1Ref L2Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab12 strokes

    ほそる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to get thin, to taper off

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    道みちがだんだん細ほそる。

    The road gradually narrows.

    KMT10Daily Life
    彼かの女じょは病びょう気きで体からだが細ほそってしまった。

    Her body became thin due to illness.

    KMT10Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    資し金きんが細ほそるにつれて、プロジェクトの規き模ぼも縮しゅく小しょうされた。

    As funds dwindled, the scale of the project was also reduced.

    KMT10Business & FinanceDaily Life
    彼かの女じょはダイエットでウエストが細ほそくなった。

    Her waist became thinner from dieting.

    KMT10Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    川かわは上じょう流りゅうに行いくほど細ほそくなる。

    Rivers become narrower as you go upstream.

    KMT10Nature & Environment

    Characters that make up this word

    細
    ほそ.い・ほそ.る・こま.か・こま.かい…(1)
    dainty・get thin・taper・slender・narrow…(2)
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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