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丁重 (ていちょう, teichou) Japanese meaning: polite | Kotomora

丁てい重ちょう

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

polite; courteous; hospitable

Describes behavior, attitude, or treatment that is deeply respectful, careful, and considerate, often in formal or service contexts.

彼かれはいつも丁

てい

重ちょう

な

言こと

葉ば

遣づか

い

を

する

。

He always uses polite language.

お客きゃく様さまには丁てい重ちょうに対たい応おうしてください。

Please treat the customers courteously.

Usage patterns

丁てい重ちょうにお断ことわりするto politely decline (an offer, invitation, etc.)
彼かれからの誘さそいを丁てい重ちょうにお断ことわりした。
I politely declined his invitation.
〈人ひと〉を丁てい重ちょうに扱あつかうto treat someone with great respect and care
お客きゃく様さまを丁てい重ちょうに扱あつかうよう指し導どうされた。
I was instructed to treat customers with great respect.
丁てい重ちょうなもてなしgracious, respectful hospitality
旅りょ館かんで丁てい重ちょうなもてなしを受うけた。
We received gracious hospitality at the inn.
丁てい重ちょうにお詫わびするto apologize formally and respectfully
会かい社しゃは不ふ手て際ぎわを丁てい重ちょうにお詫わびした。
The company formally apologized for the mishap.

Kanji

丁street, ward, town
重heavy, important, esteem
鄭an ancient Chinese province

Related words

丁てい寧ねいN4
丁寧 is the common, general word for 'polite/careful,' while 丁重 conveys a deeper, more formal respect, often in hospitality or official settings.
手て厚あつい
手厚い emphasizes warm, generous treatment (e.g. of a guest or patient), while 丁重 stresses formal respectfulness and careful etiquette.
礼れい儀ぎ正ただしいN2
礼儀正しい describes a person's well-mannered behavior in general, whereas 丁重 describes especially deferential, formal treatment of someone.
恭うやうやしい
恭しい is a literary word focusing on visible reverence and deference, while 丁重 is broader and covers careful, respectful handling in general.

Opposites

粗そ略りゃく
粗略 describes careless, negligent treatment of someone, the direct opposite of the careful, respectful treatment implied by 丁重.

Don't confuse with

慎しん重ちょうN3
慎重 means 'cautious/careful about actions or decisions,' while 丁重 means 'politely and respectfully' toward people; they share the kanji 重 but differ in meaning.
低てい調ちょう
丁重 (also read ていちょう) means courteous or polite, and is written and pronounced identically to 低調 but has an entirely unrelated meaning.

Word family

丁てい重ちょう語ご
courteous language; humble language (non-directed)
慇いん懃ぎん丁てい重ちょう
polite and courteous; exceedingly respectful

Written forms

丁てい重ちょうUsage89%
Standard kanji form; widely used in news and formal contexts.
鄭てい重ちょうUsage11%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use 丁重.
ていちょうUsage1%

Etymology

丁重 is a variant spelling of 鄭重, a Sino-Japanese word meaning attentive, courteous, or respectful.