丹 精(たんせい)

たんせい

noun

painstaking care; devotion (to one's work)

1. painstaking care; heartfelt effort; devotion

Sincere, careful effort put into making or raising something over time, such as growing vegetables, tending a garden, or crafting an object by hand.

丹精(たんせい)込(こ)めて作(つく)る。

To make something with loving care.

祖母(そぼ)が丹精(たんせい)した庭(にわ)に花(はな)が咲(さ)いた。

Flowers bloomed in the garden my grandmother had tended so carefully.

農家(のうか)の人(ひと)たちが丹精(たんせい)込(こ)めて育(そだ)てたお米(こめ)は、やはり味(あじ)が違(ちが)う。

Rice that farmers have grown with such care really does taste different.

Almost always met in the set phrase 丹精(たんせい)込(こ)めて (with loving care), which appears constantly in food packaging and advertising for farm produce and handmade goods. Written 丹精(たんせい) or 丹誠(たんせい).

Common collocations

丹精(たんせい)込(こ)めて育(そだ)てる: to raise or grow with loving care
丹精(たんせい)を込(こ)める: to put one's heart into
丹精(たんせい)する: to take great pains over (a garden, a crop)

Similar words

心(こころ)を込(こ)めて: sincerely, with feeling — more general, also for letters and gifts
端正(たんせい): neat, well-proportioned (of features) — a different word with the same reading

Related Words

Homophone: 端正(たんせい) (neat, well-proportioned)

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Added 2026.9.28 9:59 · Revised 2026.9.28 9:59

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