How to say 'Perfect' or 'Tight' in Japanese | ぴったり

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The Japanese word for Perfect or Tight is 'Pittari', written as ぴったり in Japanese.

word

ぴったり

Meaning

Perfect, Tight

Reading

Pittari

Explanation

The Japanese adjectival noun 'ぴったり (pittari)' has two distinct meanings. The first meaning is 'perfect', often used to describe something that fits or matches exactly, such as a perfect fit or a perfect match. For example: This shirt fits perfectly「このシャツはぴったりだ」(このシャツはぴったりだ). The second meaning is 'tight', used to describe something that fits snugly or closely. For example: The lid is on tight「蓋がぴったり合っている」(ふたがぴったりあっている). The word can also imply precision or exactness in timing or suitability, such as in: The timing was perfect「タイミングがぴったりだった」(タイミングがぴったりだった).

Part Of Speech

adjectival noun

Frequency

6007

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ぴったり

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ぴ

Reading

hiragana

た

Reading

hiragana

り

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

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'Pittari' means 'Perfect' or 'Tight' .

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