几帳面(きちょうめん)

きちょうめん
na-adjective
methodical; meticulous; punctual; precise
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.
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.

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:

  • 几帳面(きちょうめん)な仕事(しごと)ぶり (meticulous work style)
  • 几帳面(きちょうめん)に支払(しはら)う (to pay on time)
  • 几帳面(きちょうめん)に管理(かんり)する (to manage carefully)

ANTONYM:

  • 大雑把(おおざっぱ) - rough, sloppy

Related Words

Antonym: 大雑把(おおざっぱ) (rough)
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Added 2026.1.18 18:27 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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