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懇こん到とう

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

polite; courteous; considerate; attentive

obsolete term

Obsolete term for being polite, courteous, and attentive. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts.

古こ文ぶん書しょに「懇こん到とうなるもてなし」とある。
In an old document, it says 'polite hospitality'.

Kanji

懇sociable, kind, courteous
到arrival, proceed, reach

Similar words

丁てい寧ねい
丁寧 is the modern standard word for 'polite' or 'careful', while 懇到 is obsolete and not used today.
懇こん切せつ
懇切 means 'kind and thorough' and is still used in modern Japanese, unlike the obsolete 懇到.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 懇 (sincere) and 到 (arrive) suggest a meaning of thorough sincerity, but the word is obsolete and its historical origin is unclear.