精密

• 読み: せいみつ
• ローマ字: seimitsu
• 漢字の分解: 精 (sei) — refined, detailed; 密 (mitsu) — dense, fine, close
• 発音: /seː.mi.tsɯ/

意味

Precise; exact; detailed; accurate. Describing something made or done with meticulous care and accuracy.

A na-adjective and noun expressing the highest level of precision and detail. Used in manufacturing, science, medicine, and craftsmanship: 精密機器 (precision instruments), 精密検査 (thorough examination), 精密な作業 (detailed work). Stronger than 正確 (accurate) — implies not just correctness but extreme fineness and detail.

例文

1. 精密機器は振動に弱いので丁寧に扱ってください。
2. 健康診断で異常が見つかり精密検査を受けた。
3. 職人が精密な技術で時計を組み立てている。

使い方ガイド

場面: manufacturing, medicine, technology

トーン: technical

起源と歴史

From Chinese, combining 精 (refined, detailed — originally meaning 'polished rice') and 密 (dense, fine, close). Together they convey the image of something refined to the finest possible grain — nothing coarse or approximate remains.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal