着実|ちゃくじつchakujitsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounsteady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
   ゆっくりでも着実ちゃくじつにやってゆけば勝負しょうぶには勝かつ。↗

   Slow and steady wins the race.

• Synonym堅実けんじつNeutralVery close to 「着実」, but leans toward a prudent style or management that avoids venturesome moves, as in 「堅実な経営」; 「着実」 stresses advancing step by step.
• Synonym手堅いてがたいNeutralDescribes a safe, error-free approach, and can also mean a firm market unlikely to fall; 「着実」 highlights steady progress and solid results.
• Related堅調けんちょうWrittenWritten register. Mainly for markets, results or sales holding firm and trending up, as in 「売上が堅調」; not used for a person's way of working.
• Related確かたしかNeutralBroader: sure, reliable, accurate, and it works adverbially as 'if I remember right'; 「着実」 is specific to steady, solid progress.
• Related律儀りちぎNeutralPraises a character that keeps promises, honors obligations and is meticulous; 「着実」 describes how work gets done, step by step.
• Related真面目まじめNeutralDescribes a serious, earnest attitude or personality; use 「着実」 when the point is steady progress and dependable results.
• Related正直しょうじきNeutralMeans honest, not lying, and as an adverb 'to be honest'; it only slightly overlaps with 「着実」 when praising a trustworthy person.
• Related誠実せいじつNeutralFocuses on character — sincerity toward people, words matching deeds; 「着実」 judges whether the way of working and progress is steady.
• Related良心的りょうしんてきNeutralMeans acting by one's conscience, often fair prices or decent service; it never suggests steady progress and meets 「着実」 only in trustworthiness.
• Related実直じっちょくWrittenWritten register. Describes an honest, dutiful character; 「着実」 typically modifies actions or progress, as in 「着実に増える」.
• Related頼もしいたのもしいNeutralThe speaker's subjective sense that someone is dependable or promising; 「着実」 objectively describes steady, solid work and progress.
• Related堅気かたぎNeutralMeans a respectable person or honest line of work, away from the underworld; it meets 「着実」 only in being steady and dutiful.
• Related揺るぎないゆるぎないWrittenWritten register. Describes unshakable beliefs, status, etc. — a state, not a way of working; it cannot replace 「着実に進む」.
• Related安定したあんていしたNeutralSays a state stays unchanged and level — income, weather; 「着実」 is about working steadily and moving forward step by step.
• Related篤実とくじつWrittenWritten word for a warm-hearted, sincere character, used in judging a person; daily speech prefers 「誠実」, and it lacks 「着実」's sense of steady progress.
• Related物堅いものがたいWrittenA rather old word for an upright, trustworthy person who never oversteps; it only partly overlaps with 「着実」's steady way of working.
• Antonym軽率けいそつNeutralThe opposite in attitude to work: acting rashly without thinking, as in 「軽率な発言」 or 「軽率な行動」.
• Antonym無謀むぼうNeutralCharging ahead without weighing the consequences, as in 「無謀な計画」 — the reverse of 「着実」's measured, step-by-step approach that shuns reckless moves.
• AntonymずさんNeutralSloppy work riddled with errors, as in 「杜撰な管理」 — the opposite of 「着実」's solid, reliable way of getting things done.

Use 「着実」 for steady, step-by-step progress and solid results. For a prudent style or management that avoids venturesome moves pick 「堅実」; for a method that avoids mistakes, 「手堅い」. To praise character, use 「誠実」 or 「真面目」; for unshakable states 「揺るぎない」, for stable conditions 「安定した」, and for firm markets or sales 「堅調」. The antonyms 「軽率」, 「無謀」 and 「杜撰」 describe the opposite: rash, reckless or sloppy work.

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1. 落おちついて確実かくじつに物事ものごとを行おこなうこと。危あぶなげなく行おこなうこと。