詳しい
くわしい
hepburn kuwashii
detailed, well-informed
Part of speech · i-adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- もっと詳しい説明をお願いします。Please give me a more detailed explanation.
- 彼は日本の歴史に詳しいです。He is well-informed about Japanese history.
Collocations
詳しい説明詳しく話す歴史に詳しい詳しい人詳しく知る
Mnemonic
詳しい kuwashii — kanji 詳 (detailed) + the i-adjective ending しい. Two uses — (1) something is detailed: 詳しい説明. (2) a person is well-informed about something: 〜に詳しい (note the particle に). 歴史に詳しい (to know history well).
Quick check
Which correctly says "to be well-informed about history"?