丹精

Japanese
Kanji in this term
丹 精
たん
Grade: S		 せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tan (丹, wholeheartedly, sincerely, devotedly) + sei (精, meticulous, careful, elaborate).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) た​んせー [táꜜǹsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [tã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

丹(たん)精(せい) • (tansei) 

  1. great care
  2. working earnestly
  3. sincerity
  4. diligence
  5. efforts, pains, labor

Verb

丹(たん)精(せい)する • (tansei suru) suru (stem 丹(たん)精(せい)し (tansei shi), past 丹(たん)精(せい)した (tansei shita))

  1. exert oneself

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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