Japanese symbol for “thorough”
徹底的
てっていてき
Romaji: tetteiteki
thorough; exhaustive; complete
In Japanese, thorough is 徹底的, read てっていてき (tetteiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na thorough; exhaustive; complete
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “thorough”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 念入り | ねんいり nen'iri | careful; scrupulous; thorough |
| 綿密 | めんみつ menmitsu | minute; detailed; careful |
| 周到 | しゅうとう shuutou | careful; thorough; meticulous |
| 丁寧 | ていねい teinei | careful; close; thorough |
| けちょんけちょん | けちょんけちょん kechonkechon | thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徹底 | てってい tettei | thoroughness; completeness; consistency |
| 徹夜 | てつや tetsuya | staying up all night |
| 徹する | てっする tessuru | to penetrate; to sink in |
| 冷徹 | れいてつ reitetsu | cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed |
| 貫徹 | かんてつ kantetsu | accomplishment; realization; attainment |
| 海底 | かいてい kaitei | bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed |
| 到底 | とうてい toutei | (cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all |
| 根底 | こんてい kontei | root; basis; foundation |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
See also: Chinese symbol for “thorough”.
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