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ていねい
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. polite; courteous; civil
I was politely refused with a smile.
2. careful; close; thorough; conscientious
The difficulty level of the work and the level of care are separate matters, after all.
Alt. forms
丁てい寧ねい
94%
ていねい
4%
叮てい嚀ねい
鄭てい寧ねい
Pitch accent
て
いねい
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
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Examples (29 in total)
They're polite and kind.
I was politely refused with a smile.
I polished that part carefully too.
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