単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#1,553 most used

丁寧

ていねい1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

polite

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

I politely turned down his offer and hung up.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

The Japanese are most polite when dealing with friends.

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MEANINGS

1

polite; courteous; civil

adjectival noun · noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

careful; close; thorough; conscientious

adjectival noun · noun

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#1,553 most used

Written丁寧 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium