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Illustration of 丁寧

丁寧ていねい

ていねい teinei Play N4 Na-adjective Noun

Meanings and examples

言葉遣いや動作などが礼儀正しく、また、物事を細かいところまで注意深く行うさま。 polite

Example 1

漢字を書くときは点やはらいに気をつけて、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.

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Example 2

彼女かのじょは私わたしに丁寧ていねいにおじぎをした。

She made a polite bow to me.

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Kanji breakdown

丁

N1

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

On reading
チョウ、テイ、チン、トウ、チ
Kun reading
ひのと
Radical
一

寧

N1

rather; preferably; peaceful; quiet; tranquility

On reading
ネイ
Kun reading
むし.ろ
Radical
宀
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寧ろ

N3

むしろ

rather; better; instead

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庖丁

N2

ほうちょう

kitchen knife; carving knife

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丁々

N1

とうとう

clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax

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丁目

N1

ちょうめ

district of a town; city block (of irregular size)