厳密|げんみつgenmitsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjectivestrict; close; precise; scrupulous
Conjugation
| Plain form | 厳密(げんみつ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 厳密です(げんみつです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 厳密ではない(げんみつではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 厳密ではありません(げんみつではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 厳密だった(げんみつだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 厳密ではなかった(げんみつではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 厳密で(げんみつで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 厳密に(げんみつに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 厳密なら(げんみつなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym精密せいみつNeutralFor machines and inspections that are finely detailed and error-free; 「厳密」 instead stresses strict, unambiguous definitions and distinctions.
- Synonym緻密ちみつNeutralDescribes thorough, airtight plans and reasoning; 「厳密」 instead stresses strict, gap-free definitions and distinctions.
- Synonym正確せいかくNeutralSimply correct and error-free, as in 「正確な時間」; 「厳密」 stresses strict, unambiguous definitions and distinctions.
- Synonym精確せいかくWrittenWritten/formal prose for fine detail and accuracy; 「厳密」 stresses strict, unambiguous definitions rather than accuracy itself.
- Related精細せいさいNeutralDescribes finely detailed images and depictions; 「厳密」 puts the weight on strictness instead, leaving no looseness or gaps.
- Related精緻せいちWrittenWritten/formal prose for delicate, finely wrought work, as in 「精緻な細工」; 「厳密」 concerns strict definitions and distinctions, not craftsmanship.
- Related正しいただしいNeutralThe most general word for being correct or right; 「厳密」 adds the nuance of strict, unambiguous definitions and distinctions.
- Related詳しいくわしいNeutralCovers detailed, exhaustive description and also knowing a field well; 「厳密」 stresses strictness with no looseness or gaps.
- Related厳格げんかくNeutralDescribes strictness toward people or rules, as in 「厳格な父」; 「厳密」 is about strict definitions and calculations, not stern attitudes.
- Related的確てきかくNeutralDescribes judgments that hit the mark, as in 「的確な指摘」; 「厳密」 stresses strictness without looseness instead.
- Antonym大まかおおまかNeutralAntonym on strictness: rough and broad, settling for the general picture instead of attending to every detail.
- Antonym曖昧あいまいNeutralAntonym on clarity: vague and ambiguous where 「厳密」 leaves no looseness or room for doubt.
- Antonym大雑把おおざっぱNeutralAntonym on strictness: careless and sloppy where 「厳密」 would be exacting and precise.
Use 「厳密」 for strict, unambiguous definitions, distinctions, and calculations, as in 「厳密に言えば」. For finely precise machines use 「精密」; for severity toward people, 「厳格」; for airtight plans and reasoning, 「緻密」. The main antonyms are 「曖昧」 and 「大まか」.
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