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丁寧
ていねい
N4
na-adjective
Meanings
1
polite
2
courteous
3
careful
4
civil
5
close
6
thorough
Example sentence
彼は帽子を取って、丁寧にお辞儀した。
He took off his hat and made a polite bow.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 丁寧 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
丁
Street, Ward, Town
2 strokes
寧
Rather, Preferably, Peaceful
14 strokes
More words with
丁
包丁
ほうちょう ·
kitchen knife
N2
丁度
ちょうど ·
just
N5
丁重
ていちょう ·
polite
装丁
そうてい ·
binding (of a book)
～丁目
～ちょうめ ·
~ district (of a town; city, block)
N2
Full entry on Jisho
丁目
ちょうめ ·
district of a town
八丁
はっちょう ·
skillfulness
一丁
いっちょう ·
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style)
More words with
寧
寧ろ
むしろ ·
rather
N3
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