Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 丁寧(ていねい) in Japanese

丁寧, 叮嚀
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
ていねい
Romaji
teinei
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    polite; courteous; careful; care; kind; close; thorough; conscientious
    Example sentence
    漢字書くときはらいに気つけて、なるべく早くていねいに書きましょう When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.

Examples of 丁寧, 叮嚀, ていねい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

14 strokes

rather, preferably

On'Yomi: ネイ

Kun'Yomi: むし.ろ

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JLPT 1

2 strokes

street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of someth, even number, 4th calendar sign

On'Yomi: チョウ, テイ, チン, トウ, チ

Kun'Yomi: ひのと

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5 strokes

courtesy

On'Yomi: テイ

Kun'Yomi:

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17 strokes

kindness

On'Yomi: ネイ, ニョウ

Kun'Yomi:

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