丁寧
Meanings
Na-adjective
Noun
1. polite; courteous; civil
2. careful; close; thorough; conscientious
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ていねい
Used in vocabulary
懇切丁寧
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
Na-adjective
丁寧懇切
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
Na-adjective
ご丁寧
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough; conscientious; overly courteous; overly careful; overly thorough
Na-adjective
Examples27
漢字
When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.
彼
He is polite to a fault.
彼
I will write him a civil answer.
彼女
She made a polite bow to me.
人
It is polite to open doors for people.
日本人
The Japanese are most polite when dealing with friends.