詳細な（しょうさいな、shousaina）
- detailed

The Japanese word 詳細な (しょうさいな) means "detailed," "detailed," "thorough," or "in-depth." It describes something that contains a lot of information, going into specifics and providing a comprehensive view. It is an adjective that modifies a noun. The word implies a level of precision and completeness.詳細な information covers all the essential points, leaving little to speculation.

⚫︎ 詳細な説明 Translation: Detailed explanation ⚫︎ 詳細なレポート Translation: Detailed report ⚫︎ 詳細な計画 Translation: Detailed plan

You use 詳細な when you want to emphasize the thoroughness or level of detail in something. It's suitable when you are describing a report, plan, explanation, or any other subject where precision and completeness are important. Use it in formal and informal situations, but its common use is formal. For example, when asking for specific details, or offering a complete explanation.

詳細な is typically written as: ⚫︎ Kanji: 詳細な ⚫︎ Hiragana: しょうさいな There are no major variations in okurigana. It is the adjectival form, therefore, ending in な.

⚫︎ 詳しい (くわしい) - detailed, thorough ⚫︎ 細かい (こまかい) - detailed, fine ⚫︎ 精密な (せいみつな) - precise, detailed, elaborate

⚫︎ 簡潔な (かんけつな) - concise, brief ⚫︎ 大まかな (おおまかな) - rough, approximate ⚫︎ ざっくりした - roughly, in broad strokes

このプロジェクトの詳細な計画を教えてください。 ・Translation: Please tell me the detailed plan for this project. ・Explanation: This sentence asks for a thorough plan, showing interest in the specifics.

彼はその事件について詳細な調査を行った。 ・Translation: He conducted a detailed investigation into that incident. ・Explanation: This example implies a careful and in-depth examination.

The word 詳細な is derived from the kanji 詳細 (しょうさい), which combines 詳 (しょう, detailed) and 細 (さい, fine, detailed), further modified by the adjectival suffix な (na).