Keyword
better
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig897
Readings
ねい
(83%)
むし
(12%)
Composed of
roof with a chimney
heart
small net
street
Used in kanji (4 in total)
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muddiness
lemon tree
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Used in vocabulary (26 in total)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
rather; better; instead; if anything
rather; better; instead; if anything
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
peace and order; law and order
peaceful day
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
Liaoning Province (China)
tranquility; tranquillity; peacefulness
calmness; peacefulness; tranquility
polite style; polite Japanese
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
Nara period (710-794 CE)
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
peace and quiet; tranquility; peace on earth
peace and quiet; tranquility; peace on earth
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (China)
Examples (12 in total)
The Japanese are most polite when dealing with friends.
She bowed to me politely.
That language isn't very polite.