厳密|げんみつgenmitsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivestrict; close; precise; scrupulous
    厳密げんみつな科学的かがくてき観点かんてんからは、歴史れきしは科学かがくとはいえない。↗
    From a strictly scientific point of view, history cannot be called a science.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 細こまかい所ところまで気きを付つける様子ようす。解釈かいしゃくや審査しんさ、判断はんだんなどにゆるみやもれ、粗雑そざつさのないさま。
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