丹精

Japanese

Kanji in this term
丹	精
たん Grade: S	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative forms

• 丹誠

Etymology

From tan (丹, wholeheartedly, sincerely, devotedly) + sei (精, meticulous, careful, elaborate).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たんせー [táꜜǹsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [tã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

丹(たん)精(せい) • (tansei) 

1. great care
2. working earnestly
3. sincerity
4. diligence
5. efforts, pains, labor

Verb

丹(たん)精(せい)する • (tansei suru) suru (stem 丹(たん)精(せい)し (tansei shi), past 丹(たん)精(せい)した (tansei shita))

1. exert oneself

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.