几帳面(きちょうめん)

きちょうめん
na-adjective
methodical; meticulous; punctual; precise
descriptivepersonality
1. methodical; meticulous; precise
Paying careful attention to details and doing things properly.
彼女(かのじょ)は几帳面(きちょうめん)な性格(せいかく)で、部屋(へや)はいつも整理整頓(せいりせいとん)されている。
She has a meticulous personality, and her room is always tidy.
几帳面(きちょうめん)に記録(きろく)をつけている。
I keep records meticulously.
几帳面(きちょうめん)な字(じ)で書(か)かれた手紙(てがみ)をもらった。
I received a letter written in neat handwriting.
彼(かれ)は几帳面(きちょうめん)に毎月(まいつき)の支出(ししゅつ)を記録(きろく)している。
He meticulously records his monthly expenses.
2. punctual; reliable
Being careful about time and commitments.
日本人(にほんじん)は几帳面(きちょうめん)だと言(い)われている。
Japanese people are said to be punctual and precise.
彼(かれ)は几帳面(きちょうめん)で、約束(やくそく)の時間(じかん)に遅(おく)れたことがない。
He's so punctual that he has never been late for an appointment.

Forms

  • 几帳面(きちょうめん)な + noun (adnominal)
  • 几帳面(きちょうめん)に (adverbial)
  • 几帳面(きちょうめん)だ (predicative)

Etymology

From 几帳(きちょう) (a type of curtain stand used in traditional Japanese rooms) + 面(めん) (surface). The ornate edges of these stands required precise craftsmanship.

Usage

Positive connotation when describing reliability:

Similar words

Related Words

Antonym: 大雑把(おおざっぱ) (rough)
Compare: 真面目(まじめ)な (serious)
Compare: 綺麗好(きれいず)き (fond of cleanliness)
Compare: 潔癖(けっぺき) (fastidiousness)
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Added 2026.1.18 18:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:05
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