精せい到とう

na-adjective, noun

meticulous; thorough; painstaking

Describes careful, detailed, and exhaustive attention to a task or work. Literary and somewhat formal; not common in casual speech.

• 彼かれの研けん究きゅうは精せい到とうを極きわめている。

  His research is extremely meticulous.

• 精せい到とうな準じゅん備びが成せい功こうの鍵かぎだ。

  Thorough preparation is the key to success.