丁寧ていねいteinei丁てい寧ねい丁てい寧ねいShow answer(Space)Suspend(@)Teinei: Photo by nordstrum on Flickr under CC BY 2.0丁てい寧ねい丁てい寧ねいteineiCommonRelative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)CommonJLPT N4Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardestJLPT N4な-adj.Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)な-adj.Noun (common)Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Noun (common)polite; courteous; civilEXAMPLEトムは丁寧(ていねい)にお辞儀(じぎ)をした。Tom bowed politely.careful; close; thorough; conscientiousEXAMPLEコップ類(るい)を丁寧(ていねい)に扱(あつか)って。Handle the glasses carefully.Teinei: Photo by nordstrum on Flickr under CC BY 2.0丁てい寧ねい丁てい寧ねいteineipolite; courteous; civilWhat does 丁寧 mean in English?polite; courteous; civil(adj-na, n)careful; close; thorough; conscientious(adj-na, n)Search the picture dictionary for 丁寧