精緻

• 読み: せいち
• ローマ字: seichi
• 漢字の分解: 精 (sei) — refined, precise, careful; 緻 (chi) — fine, detailed, intricate
• 発音: /seː.t͡ɕi/

意味

Precise; meticulous; elaborate; finely detailed. Describes work, analysis, or craftsmanship executed with exceptional care and exactitude.

A na-adjective combining 精 (sei, refined/precise) and 緻 (chi, fine/detailed). 精緻な分析 (meticulous analysis), 精緻な細工 (elaborate craftsmanship) are typical collocations. Used in academic, artistic, and engineering contexts to indicate that nothing has been overlooked and every detail has been perfected. More emphatic than 丁寧 or 詳細; 精緻 implies a near-perfection of precision that borders on the extraordinary.

例文

1. 江戸時代の職人が施した精緻な彫刻は、数百年を経た今も色あせることがない。
2. 研究チームの精緻なデータ分析によって、長年の謎がようやく解明された。
3. あの建築家の設計図は精緻を極めており、現場の職人たちを唸らせた。

使い方ガイド

場面: academic writing, art criticism, engineering, craftsmanship

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Compound of 精 (sei, refined/careful) and 緻 (chi, fine/dense). The character 緻 derives from 糸 (thread) and suggests something woven with such fine thread that the texture is impossibly delicate. The compound entered formal use as a term for the highest level of detailed craftsmanship.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated