Tettei

JLPT N3

徹底 (Tettei) is a Japanese noun meaning “thoroughness, completeness, consistency, thorough enforcement”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbthoroughness; completeness; consistency
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbthorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

Examples

  • He is a thorough-going egoist.

  • You're a complete misanthrope.

  • Production improves by becoming more automatic.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 徹底

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