(かんぜんむけつ)

かんぜんむけつ
noun, na-adjective
absolute perfection; flawless; impeccable
formalwrittendescriptive
1. absolute perfection; flawless; impeccable
Having no defects or weaknesses whatsoever. A four-character idiom emphasizing total completeness and lack of any flaw.
完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ)人間(にんげん)はいない。
No one is absolutely perfect.
He is depicted as a flawless hero.
Some people are so obsessed with perfection that they can never finish their work.

Usage

完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ) is a 四字熟語(よじじゅくご) composed of 完全(かんぜん) (complete, perfect) and 無欠(むけつ) (without defect). It is often used with as a modifier (完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ)) or with な as a na-adjective.

In practice, it is frequently used in the negative — pointing out that nothing is truly 完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ) — or to describe idealized fictional characters.

Common collocations

  • 完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ)(ひと) (a perfect person)
  • 完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ)アリバイ (an airtight alibi)
  • 完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ)目指(めざ) (aim for perfection)

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