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綿密 (めんみつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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彼かれ は 綿めん 密みつ な 計けい 画かく を 立た て て から 行こう 動どう する 。
He acts only after making a detailed plan.
The police are investigating the case thoroughly.
Usage patterns 〈 綿めん 密みつ な 〉 計けい 画かく a meticulously detailed plan
They drew up a meticulously detailed plan to carry out the crime.
綿めん 密みつ に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something (investigate, check, examine) in careful detail
The police investigated the crime scene in meticulous detail.
綿めん 密みつ な 〈 事こと 〉 a thorough, carefully worked-out (analysis, preparation, etc.)
Behind the success lay thorough, careful preparation.
Kanji 密 secrecy, density (pop), minuteness Related words· 11 緻密 stresses fine, intricate structure or precision (e.g. 緻密な文章), while 綿密 stresses exhaustive, careful preparation or scrutiny (e.g. 綿密な計画).
周到 focuses on leaving nothing unprepared (thoroughness of readiness), whereas 綿密 focuses on the fineness of detail in the analysis or plan itself.
細かい is a common, everyday word for fine or minor detail (including physical smallness), while 綿密 is a more formal word for systematic, careful thoroughness.
詳細 simply means 'detailed/details' as a neutral description of information, while 綿密 adds the nuance of careful, deliberate thoroughness in planning or checking.
Show 7 more 綿密 emphasizes careful planning or thorough examination, whereas 克明 is especially natural for descriptions, records, or accounts that reproduce details faithfully.
綿密 stresses thorough, careful planning or analysis, whereas 細やか highlights attentive care toward small points, often in personal or descriptive contexts.
綿密 usually describes thorough plans, investigations, or preparations, while 細心 describes the carefulness of a person's attention or handling.
Opposites 杜撰 describes work done carelessly and sloppily, the opposite of 綿密, which describes work done with exhaustive care.
大まか means rough or general in outline, contrasting with 綿密's focus on painstaking fine detail.
Etymology Composed of 綿 (cotton, fine) and 密 (dense, close), suggesting something as fine and closely woven as cotton fabric. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination conventionally conveys meticulousness.
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綿密 emphasizes meticulous planning or detail in a plan or investigation, while 行き届く emphasizes that care or service reaches every part without gaps.
綿密 stresses thorough, detailed planning or analysis (綿密な計画), whereas 丹念 stresses patient, careful hands-on effort in making or examining something.
綿密 describes thoroughness and careful attention to detail (a meticulous plan), while 厳密 focuses on exactness and lack of ambiguity in rules or definitions.
綿密 stresses fine, detailed precision especially in planning or analysis, while 入念 stresses overall thorough care in doing or checking something.
