懇切|こんせつkonsetsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounkind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.); considerate; helpful; thoughtful; detailed; scrupulous

• Synonym親切しんせつNeutralThe everyday word for kindness: warm and helpful to people in general. It puts less weight than 「懇切」 on careful, thorough instruction or guidance.
• Synonym優しいやさしいNeutralThe most common everyday word: gentle and kind in character. It describes a mild, warm personality, not thorough instruction or care.
• Synonym懇篤こんとくWrittenWritten and rare: sincere warmth with thorough care. Very close to 「懇切」 in meaning but far less common.
• Related親身しんみNeutralCaring as if the person were family, typically in 「親身になって」. It stresses putting yourself in their shoes, and is not limited to teaching or explaining.
• Related思いやりおもいやりNeutralEveryday consideration: thinking of how the other person feels. More emotional than 「懇切」, which is about thorough, attentive instruction or treatment.
• Related気遣いきづかいNeutralConcern and attention to small details, often with a note of worry. It is not specifically about thorough, careful explanation.
• Related手厚いてあついNeutralWarm, generous treatment or hospitality, as in 「手厚い看護」. It describes lavish care of a guest or patient, not detailed instruction.
• Related配慮はいりょWrittenWritten: considering someone's needs and feelings from all angles, e.g. 「相手の気持ちに配慮する」. 「懇切」 describes thorough instruction, guidance or reception.
• Related気配りきくばりNeutralAttentiveness: noticing what people need and covering every detail. It is about handling people smoothly, not about careful instruction.
• Related心配りこころくばりNeutralThoughtful care, close to 「気配り」 but stressing the caring intent behind constant attention rather than instruction or explanation.
• Related温情おんじょうWrittenWritten: a warm, generous heart. It stresses kindness and tolerance as qualities of a person, not thoroughness in teaching or explaining.
• Related厚意こういWrittenWritten: kindness shown by someone else, typically when thanking them for a favor. It points to their goodwill, not to thorough instruction.
• Related情け深いなさけぶかいNeutralDeeply compassionate: stresses a kind, merciful heart as a personality trait, rather than attentive treatment or instruction.
• Related厚情こうじょうFormalFormal: deep kindness, care or hospitality, common in letters of thanks. 「懇切」 describes thorough explanation, guidance or treatment.
• Related慮りおもんぱかりWrittenWritten and rare: deliberate, careful consideration of others. It stresses thinking things through for them, not detailed instruction.
• Related配意はいいWrittenWritten and rare: attentive care that checks nothing has been overlooked. It is about watching for lapses, not about teaching thoroughly.
• Antonym冷淡れいたんNeutralThe direct opposite: cold and indifferent, lacking the warm, thorough attentiveness of 「懇切」.
• Antonym無情むじょうWrittenWritten: heartless and cold, the opposite of the considerate warmth of 「懇切」.
• Antonym不親切ふしんせつNeutralThe direct opposite: unkind and unhelpful, lacking the thorough, attentive care of 「懇切」.

Use 「懇切」 for thorough, attentive instruction, guidance or treatment, often as 「懇切丁寧に説明する」. For everyday kindness choose 「親切」; for warm, generous treatment 「手厚い」; for consideration of needs and feelings 「配慮」. 「思いやり」 and 「優しい」 stress feelings and character; 「厚意」 and 「厚情」 name another person's kindness, mainly in thanks. Antonyms: 「冷淡」, 「不親切」, 「無情」.

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1. 強つよく願ねがうこと。
2. 細こまかい点てんにまで行き届いきとどいて親切しんせつなこと。