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Japanese word 丁寧: polite / careful / courteous. Meanings and example sentences.

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丁寧 (ていねい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

丁寧 (ていねい) means polite / careful / courteous.

See example sentences below.

丁寧 at a glance

丁寧

ていねいteinei

N4adj

polite / careful / courteous

丁寧ていねいteineiN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 丁寧

Core meaning

polite / careful / courteous

Basic example sentences

Example 1

先生にていねいに話しました。

Translation

I spoke politely to the teacher.

Example 2

ていねいに字を書いてください。

Translation

Please write the characters carefully.

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