丁重

• 読み: ていちょう
• ローマ字: teicho
• 漢字の分解: 丁 (tei/cho) — correct, careful; 重 (ju/omo) — heavy, weighty, respect
• 発音: /teː.tɕoː/

意味

Polite; courteous; respectful; showing careful and attentive consideration for another person. Used to describe communication or treatment that is notably thorough and respectful.

A na-adjective often paired with に to form the adverb 丁重に (politely, with due respect). Unlike 丁寧 (careful, meticulous), 丁重 carries a stronger sense of respectful formality toward the other person, especially when the relationship calls for deference. A 丁重なお断り is a polite refusal — a firm no expressed with maximum courtesy.

例文

1. 先方からの申し出を丁重にお断りした。
2. 丁重なもてなしに感激し、思わず涙がこぼれた。
3. 丁重な言葉遣いで断られると、かえって返す言葉がなくなる。

使い方ガイド

場面: business communication, formal correspondence, social etiquette

トーン: respectful

起源と歴史

From 丁 (tei — correct, careful) and 重 (cho — heavy, weighty, respectful). Together they convey thorough, weighty care in one's conduct toward others.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Professional and educated