How to say "detailed" in Japanese

• 詳しいくわしいJLPT N3approx.Common
  i-adjectiveThe default word for 'detailed' in the sense of a full, information-rich account: detailed explanations, descriptions, and reports that cover a subject thoroughly.
  もっと詳くわしい情報じょうほうが欲ほしい。↗

  I want more detailed information.
• 細かこまかCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers 'detailed' only in the sense of fine, small-scale particulars — attending to small points and distinctions. Its other senses, 'small, fine, stingy', mean it is not the word for a full, thorough account.
  それぞれのアイテムがこと細こまかに描えがかれている。↗

  Each item was described in painstaking detail.
• 精密せいみつJLPT N1approx.Common
  na-adjective, nounFits 'detailed' when the point is precision: exact, meticulous work such as close examination or finely made instruments. It suggests accuracy down to the smallest particulars rather than a simply full account.
  なぜならば、精密せいみつに検査けんさしても何なんか欠点けってんが現あらわれないほど美うつくしいものは存在そんざいしないからである。↗

  This is because there is nothing so beautiful that, even on close inspection, no defects will be found.
• 微細びさいCommon
  na-adjective, nounReally means 'minute' or 'fine': detail on a very small scale, down to subtle differences. It is seldom the word you want for a detailed explanation or report.
  キャンバスのオイルはとても微細びさいな花はなびらを描えがけない。↗

  Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.
• 克明こくめいCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers 'detailed' for descriptions, records, and portrayals done with scrupulous care, leaving nothing out. It characterizes how painstakingly something is depicted or recorded rather than the amount of information alone.

Use 「詳しい」 for detailed explanations and accounts, 「細か」 for fine small particulars, 精密 for precision and exactness, 微細 for minute fine-scale detail, and 克明 for painstakingly exact descriptions or records.

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• 詳しいくわしいdetailed
• 細かこまかsmall
• 精密せいみつprecise
• 微細びさいminute
• 克明こくめいdetailed
• 綿密めんみつminute
• 精細せいさいfine
• 濃密のうみつdense
• 丹念たんねんpainstaking
• 精緻せいちdelicate
• 懇切こんせつkind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.)
• 事細かことこまかdetailed
• つまびらかdetailed
• 事細やかことこまやかdetailed
• 事細かいことこまかいdetailed
• 精微せいびdetailed
• 巧緻こうちelaborate
• 詳密しょうみつminute
• きめ細やかきめこまやかattentive to detail
• 詳細しょうさいdetailed
• 明細めいさいdetailed
• 細やかこまやかmeticulous
• きめ細かいきめこまかいmeticulous
• きめ細かきめこまかmeticulous