ていねい
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. polite; courteous; civil
2. careful; close; thorough; conscientious
Kanji used
street
better
Pitch accent
いねい
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
Examples (10 in total)
I bowed politely.
She bowed to me politely.
That language isn't very polite.