丁寧 (ていねい)polite; courteous; civil

polite; courteous; civiladjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
careful; close; thoroughadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

丁寧, its kanji, and other words that share them.Open this graph

Kanji in 丁寧

包丁ほうちょうkitchen knife; carving knife
装丁そうていbinding (of a book)
一丁いっちょうone sheet; one page
八丁はっちょうskillfulness
丁度ちょうどexactly; precisely
丁目ちょうめdistrict of a town; city block (of irregular size)
丁重ていちょうpolite; courteous
柳刃包丁やなぎばぼうちょうkitchen knife for sashimi
寧ろむしろrather; better
ご丁寧ごていねいpolite; courteous
ばか丁寧バカていねいoverly polite; excessively polite
バカ丁寧バカていねいoverly polite; excessively polite
丁寧体ていねいたいpolite style; polite Japanese
丁寧懇切ていねいこんせつ(an explanation, advice, etc. being) kind, careful, and thorough; thoughtful and scrupulous
丁寧語ていねいごpolite language (e.g. masu, desu)
安寧あんねい(public) peace; stability

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