(かんぜんむけつ)

かんぜんむけつ
noun, adjective (na)
absolute perfection; flawless; impeccable
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.
(かれ)完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ)のヒーローとして(えが)かれている。
He is depicted as a flawless hero.
完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ)(もと)めるあまり、いつまでも作品(さくひん)完成(かんせい)させられない(ひと)もいる。
Some people are so obsessed with perfection that they can never finish their work.

USAGE NOTES:
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 の as a modifier (完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ)の) 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)のアリバイ (an airtight alibi)
  • 完全無欠(かんぜんむけつ)目指(めざ)す (aim for perfection)

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

  • ()()ちどころがない — "without any fault" (idiomatic)
  • 完璧(かんぺき) — "perfect, flawless" (more common in everyday speech)