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adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
overly polite;excessively polite;polite to a fault
Other forms
馬鹿丁寧 【ばかていねい】
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adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
polite;courteous;civil
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adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
careful;close;thorough;conscientious
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.
Other forms
叮嚀 【ていねい】 (rarely used kanji form)