丁重(ていちょう)

ていちょう
na-adjective
polite; courteous; respectful
1. polite; courteous; respectful
Describes treating someone with careful politeness and respect, especially in formal situations. Implies a deliberate, attentive manner of showing respect. Often used to describe the way someone declines, greets, or treats guests.
丁重(ていちょう)にお断(ことわ)りした。
I politely declined.
お客様(きゃくさま)を丁重(ていちょう)にお迎(むか)えする。
We welcome guests with the utmost courtesy.
彼(かれ)は丁重(ていちょう)な態度(たいど)で謝罪(しゃざい)し、相手(あいて)の怒(いか)りを静(しず)めた。
He apologized in a courteous manner and calmed the other person's anger.

USAGE:
丁重(ていちょう) is a na-adjective. It is used adverbially with に: 丁重(ていちょう)に断(ことわ)る (politely refuse). It conveys a formal, deliberate kind of politeness — more ceremonious than everyday courtesy.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 丁重(ていちょう)に断(ことわ)る (politely decline)
  • 丁重(ていちょう)にお迎(むか)えする (welcome courteously)
  • 丁重(ていちょう)な扱(あつか)い (respectful treatment)
  • 丁重(ていちょう)にもてなす (entertain with hospitality)

SIMILAR WORDS:
丁寧(ていねい) means "polite" or "careful" and is used in broader everyday contexts. 丁重(ていちょう) is more formal and implies a grander, more ceremonious level of respect. 慇懃(いんぎん) means "excessively polite" and can sometimes imply insincerity (慇懃無礼(いんぎんぶれい)).

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