Strong, weak, detailed
Core words, Stage 3chunk 62 of 76Adjectives: things and situations
Talk about detail, and how strong food, drink or colour is.
- kuwashiidetailed; knows a lot about
- komakaismall, fine; detailed; picky
- usuithin; weak, watery (taste); pale (colour)
- koistrong, rich (taste); dark, deep (colour); thick
Mix-ups Kuwashii is detailed knowledge; komakai is small or fussy detail.
kuwashii
polite kuwashii desu
detailed; knows a lot about
About a person: 'X ni kuwashii' means knows X well.
'Kuwashiku' means in detail: 'kuwashiku oshiete' (tell me the details).
kare, kuruma ni kuwashii yo.
He knows a lot about cars.
彼、車に詳しいよ。
kare wa kuruma ni kuwashii desu yo.
He knows a lot about cars.
彼は車に詳しいですよ。
Written 詳しい · くわしい · 詳しいですRank #805 in 3,030 TV dramas
komakai
polite komakai desu
small, fine; detailed; picky
'Komakai no' is small change. About a person it means fussy or stingy.
sonna komakai koto, ki ni shinaide.
Don't worry about little things like that.
そんな細かいこと、気にしないで。
sonna komakai koto wa ki ni shinaide kudasai.
Please don't worry about small details like that.
そんな細かいことは気にしないでください。
Written 細かい · こまかい · 細かいですRank #3381 in 3,030 TV dramas
usui
polite usui desu
thin; weak, watery (taste); pale (colour)
For drinks and food it means bland or watered down.
Opposite for taste and colour: 'koi'; for thickness: 'atsui'.
kono koohii, chotto usui ne.
This coffee's a bit weak.
このコーヒー、ちょっと薄いね。
kono koohii, chotto usui desu ne.
This coffee is a little weak.
このコーヒー、ちょっと薄いですね。
Written 薄い · うすい · 薄いですRank #2547 in 3,030 TV dramas
koi
polite koi desu
strong, rich (taste); dark, deep (colour); thick
For strong coffee, rich flavours, dark colours, heavy makeup.
Opposite: 'usui'. Same sound as 'koi' (love); context tells them apart.
kono raamen, aji ga koi ne.
This ramen has a strong flavour.
このラーメン、味が濃いね。
kono raamen wa aji ga koi desu ne.
This ramen is richly flavoured.
このラーメンは味が濃いですね。
Written 濃い · こい · 濃いですRank #3669 in 3,030 TV dramas