詳細

Reading: しょうさい  |  Meaning: details, particulars, specifics

Term

  • 詳細しょうさい
  • shousai

Meaning

  • details
  • particulars
  • specifics

Part of Speech

  • 名詞 (Noun)

Kanji Breakdown

  • 詳しょう – detailed; full
  • 細さい – fine; minute

Usage Notes

  • Used in business, academic, and daily conversation when referring to specific aspects or particulars of something.
  • Often paired with 説明 (explanation) or 報告 (report), as in 詳細説明 (“detailed explanation”).

Example Sentences

  1. (Informal)
    昨日の話、もっと詳細聞かせてよ。
    Kinou no hanashi, motto shousai kikasete yo.
    (Tell me more of the details about yesterday’s story.)

  2. (Formal / Business)
    本契約の詳細については、別途メールにてご説明いたします。
    Hon keiyaku no shousai ni tsuite wa, betto meeru nite go-setsumei itashimasu.
    (We will explain the details of this contract separately by email.)

  3. (Academic / Exam Style)
    調査結果の詳細は、次の表に示されている。
    Chousa kekka no shousai wa, tsugi no hyou ni shimesarete iru.
    (The details of the survey results are shown in the following table.)

  4. (Natural / Spoken)
    その詳細って誰かから聞いたの？
    Sono shousai tte dareka kara kiita no?
    (Did you hear those details from someone?)

  5. (Anime / Manga)
    「作戦の詳細を教えろ。時間がない。」
    “Sakusen no shousai o oshiero. Jikan ga nai.”
    (“Tell me the details of the operation. We don’t have time.”)

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