Vocabulary

What does 丁寧 (ていねい, teinei) mean?

丁寧 (ていねい, teinei) means polite, courteous; careful, thorough.

Quick facts
Reading	ていねい
Romaji	teinei
Part of speech	na-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N4

丁寧ていねい

N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonteinei

polite, courteous; careful, thorough

1na-adjective · noun polite; courteous; civil
2na-adjective · noun careful; close; thorough

Example sentences

あの店(みせ)の人(ひと)はとても丁寧(ていねい)でした。
The staff at that store were very polite.
もっと丁寧(ていねい)に字(じ)を書(か)いてください。
Please write the characters more carefully.

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