几帳面
きちょうめん
methodical, meticulous
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Examples
彼は几帳面に記録をつける。
かれはきちょうめんにきろくをつける。
He keeps records meticulously.
姉は几帳面な性格で、部屋がいつもきれいだ。
あねはきちょうめんなせいかくで、へやがいつもきれいだ。
My sister is meticulous, so her room is always tidy.
几帳面すぎて、少しの汚れも許せないらしい。
きちょうめんすぎて、すこしのよごれもゆるせないらしい。
He is so fastidious that apparently he can't stand even a little dirt.
Common patterns
- 几帳面な性格
- a methodical character
- 几帳面に片付ける
- to tidy up meticulously
- 几帳面な字
- neat, careful handwriting
Memory tip
几帳面 is about orderliness of behaviour — tidy desk, exact records, neat handwriting — while 真面目 is about sincerity of attitude. Its natural opposite is 大ざっぱ.
Kanji in this word
- 几Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists
- 帳notebook, account book, albumちょう・とばり
- 面face, surface, aspectメン・おも・おもて・つら
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