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折り目正しい (おりめただしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

折おり目め正ただしい

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Meanings

1

i-adjective

well-mannered; courteous; polite

Describes a person whose behavior and demeanor are proper, respectful, and refined. Often implies a neat, orderly character.

彼かれはいつも折おり目め正ただしい態たい度どで接せっしてくれる。
He always treats me with courteous manners.

折お

り

目め

正ただ

しい

服ふく

装そう

で

面めん

接せつ

に

臨のぞ

ん

だ

。

I attended the interview in neat and proper attire.

Written forms

折おり目め正ただしい
Standard kanji spelling.
折おり目め正ただしい
Variant without okurigana り; less common but still seen.

Kanji

折fold, break, fracture
目eye, class, look
正correct, justice, righteous

Similar words

礼れい儀ぎ正ただしい
礼儀正しい focuses on politeness and etiquette, while 折り目正しい additionally suggests a neat, orderly, and disciplined character.

Etymology

Compound of 折り目 (fold, crease) and 正しい (correct, proper). The image is of something neatly folded and in order, metaphorically extended to a person's character and manners.