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How to say "Thoroughness" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Thoroughness" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Thoroughness" is "Tettei", written in japanese as "徹底".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The noun '徹底 (てってい)' means 'thoroughness'. It refers to the quality of doing something in a complete and meticulous manner, without leaving anything unattended or unfinished. This word is often used to describe a detailed and exhaustive approach to a task or problem. For example: He tackled the project with thoroughness - (彼はこの課題に徹底的に取り組んだ). The company strives for thoroughness in all its operations - (その会社は全ての業務に徹底して取り組んでいる).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "徹" means "Penetrate" and "Go through" and can be read as "Tetsu". And The kanji "底" means "Bottom" and can be read as "Tei" and "Soko".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Tettei" mean in japanese?

"Tettei" means "Thoroughness" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for penetrate and go through?What is the Kanji for bottom?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Thoroughness" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "て" is read as "te". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". And The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.