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丹精 (たんせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
earnest effort ; diligence ; painstaking care
Refers to putting one's whole heart into a task, often with great care and sincerity. Commonly used in the phrase 丹精を込める (to put one's heart and soul into something).
、
父ちち
が
長なが
年ねん
丹たん
精せい
し
て
作つく
り
上あ
げ
た
もの
です
。
This garden is something my father created through years of diligent effort.
Written forms 丹たん 精せい Usage 91%
Standard modern spelling; used in news and official contexts.
丹たん 誠せい Usage 9%
Alternate traditional spelling; less common but still seen.
Kanji 丹 rust-colored, red, red lead 誠 sincerity, admonish, warn Similar words 努ど 力りょく 努力 is a general term for effort or hard work, while 丹精 emphasizes heartfelt, meticulous care and sincerity in the effort.
精しょう 進じん 精進 implies dedicated devotion or concentration, often with a spiritual or ascetic nuance, whereas 丹精 focuses on earnest, careful work.
Etymology Composed of 丹 (red, sincerity) and 精 (spirit, energy). The combination conveys the idea of sincere, wholehearted effort. The variant 丹誠 uses 誠 (sincerity) to reinforce the meaning.
