緻ち密みつ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

fine; close; delicate; intricate

Describes physical texture, grain, weave, or craftsmanship that is very fine, close, or intricately detailed.

この布ぬのは織おり目めが緻ち密みつで、とても丈じょう夫ぶだ。
This cloth has a close weave and is very durable.
彼かれの緻ち密みつな細さい工くにはいつも感かん心しんする。
I'm always impressed by his delicate craftsmanship.

2

na-adjective, noun

precise; meticulous; careful; elaborate

Used for abstract things like plans, analysis, observation, or thinking that are carried out with great attention to detail and accuracy.

警けい察さつは緻ち密みつな捜そう査さで犯はん人にんを特とく定ていした。
The police identified the culprit through meticulous investigation.
彼かれは緻ち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 an elaborate plan.

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Usage patterns

緻ち密みつな計けい画かくa meticulous/well-thought-out plan
犯はん人にんは緻ち密みつな計けい画かくを立たてて犯はん行こうに及およんだ。
The culprit carried out the crime after devising a meticulous plan.
緻ち密みつな分ぶん析せきa detailed, careful analysis
彼かの女じょはデータの緻ち密みつな分ぶん析せきで問もん題だい点てんを見みつけ出だした。
She identified the problem through a detailed analysis of the data.
緻ち密みつな組そ織しきdensely fine-grained tissue/structure
この木もく材ざいは緻ち密みつな組そ織しきを持もち、非ひ常じょうに丈じょう夫ぶだ。
This wood has a fine, dense grain and is extremely sturdy.
緻ち密みつに計けい算さんするto calculate with meticulous precision
エンジニアは構こう造ぞうの強きょう度どを緻ち密みつに計けい算さんした。
The engineer calculated the structural strength with meticulous precision.

Kanji

緻fine (i.e. not coarse)
密secrecy, density (pop), minuteness

Related words

細こまかいN4sense 1
細かい is a common, everyday word for 'fine' or 'detailed', while 緻密 emphasizes precision and intricacy, often implying high quality or careful workmanship.
綿めん密みつ sense 2
綿密 is used almost exclusively for meticulous planning or investigation, while 緻密 can also describe physical fineness like texture or grain.
精せい密みつN1sense 2
精密 stresses mechanical or numerical exactness (as in instruments or measurements), whereas 緻密 focuses on intricate fineness or careful thoroughness.
きめ細こまかい sense 1
きめ細かい highlights attentive, fine-grained care (as in service or texture), while 緻密 is a broader term for intricacy and precision.
精せい巧こうN1
緻密 describes something meticulously detailed or dense in structure, whereas 精巧 emphasizes skillful, artistic intricacy.

Written forms

緻ち密みつUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; the character 緻 is not in the Jōyō kanji list but is commonly used in this word.
ちみつUsage4%

Etymology

From the kanji 緻 (fine, detailed) and 密 (dense, close). The word is a Sino-Japanese compound (kango) combining these two characters to express the idea of extreme fineness and precision.