丁寧

ていねい

polite, courteous, careful

Also:careful

What does 丁寧 mean?

丁寧 is a Japanese noun meaning polite, courteous, careful in English. It can also be translated as careful depending on context. It is written as 丁寧 in kanji, ていねい in hiragana, and teinei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

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.