几帳面

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
ちょう
Grade: 3
めん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

几帳面 (-na inflection, hiragana きちょうめん, rōmaji kichōmen, historical hiragana きちやうめん)

  1. methodical, scrupulous, meticulous
    • 1993 November 15 [Aug 25 1989], Sasaki, Noriko, “どうぶつのおしゃさん とうじょうじんぶつしょうかい [○ The Veterinarian: Character Intro]”, in 動物のお医者さん [The Veterinarian], volume 2 (fiction), 44th edition, Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 6:
       (すが) (わら) (きょう) (じゅ)
      かなり () (ちょう) (めん) (せん) (せい)
      Sugawara Kyōju
      Kanari kichōmen na sensei.
      Prof. Sugawara
      A considerably methodical teacher.

Inflection

Noun

几帳面 (hiragana きちょうめん, rōmaji kichōmen, historical hiragana きちやうめん)

  1. A post in a piece of woodwork which has been rounded down on the corner such that grooves run down the post lengthwise where the curves of the corner meet the flat surfaces of the sides.
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