ていねい
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. Höflichkeit; Artigkeit; Zuvorkommenheit
2. Sorgfalt; Sorgfältigkeit; Bedacht; Behutsamkeit; Genauigkeit
3. in höflicher Weise
4. in sorgfältiger Weise
5. höflich; artig; respektvoll; zuvorkommend
6. gründlich; sorgfältig; bedächtig; genau; vorsichtig
Kanji used
street
better
Pitch accent
いねい
Top 2100
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
Freundlichkeit; Höflichkeit
Höflichkeitswort; Höflichkeitssprache; höflicher Ausdruck
Examples (10 in total)
I bowed politely.
She bowed to me politely.
That language isn't very polite.
Tom took off his hat and bowed politely.
The Japanese are most polite when dealing with friends.
I politely turned down his offer and hung up.
Even a cheap frying pan will last a long time if used carefully.
The document clearly spells out the correct procedure for dealing with complaints.
I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain.
Tom bought a really expensive, well-made pair of shoes.