丁寧

Meanings

1. polite; courteous; civil
2. careful; close; thorough; conscientious

Part of speech: na-adjective, noun

Kanji

• 丁

  Meanings

  street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something

  On reading

  チョウ、テイ、チン、トウ、チ

  Kun reading

  ひのと

  Strokes

  2

• 寧

  Meanings

  rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet

  On reading

  ネイ

  Kun reading

  むし.ろ

  Strokes

  14

Example sentences

• 漢字を書くときは点やはらいに気をつけて、なるべく早くていねいに書きましょう。

  When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.

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