Shirabe
丁寧語

丁寧ていねい

Common I-adj Noun
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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)
English jmdict
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) linguistics polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
ある意味では、丁寧語は気さくな雰囲気を壊す。
Polite language, in a sense, spoils a casual atmosphere.