厳密 (genmitsu)
厳密 (げんみつ, genmitsu) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “strict; close”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- げんみつ
- Romaji
- genmitsu
- Word class
- な-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- strict; close; precise; scrupulous · な-adjective
Example sentences
厳密な科学的観点からは、歴史は科学とはいえない。
From a strictly scientific point of view, history cannot be called a science.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 厳密
な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present (plain) | 厳密だ | げんみつだ genmitsuda |
| Present (polite) | 厳密です | げんみつです genmitsudesu |
| Negative | 厳密じゃない | げんみつじゃない genmitsujanai |
| Past | 厳密だった | げんみつだった genmitsudatta |
| Negative past | 厳密じゃなかった | げんみつじゃなかった genmitsujanakatta |
| Te-form | 厳密で | げんみつで genmitsude |
| Before a noun | 厳密な | げんみつな genmitsuna |
| Adverb (~ni) | 厳密に | げんみつに genmitsuni |
Kanji in 厳密
厳
stern, strictness, severityゲン・ゴン・おごそ.か・きび.しい · 17 strokes密
secrecy, density (pop), minutenessミツ・ひそ.か · 11 strokesRelated words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 厳密.
厳しいきびしいsevere厳重げんじゅうstrict厳かおごそかsolemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.)秘密ひみつsecret密みつdense過密かみつovercrowding精密せいみつprecise密集みっしゅうcrowding together密接みっせつclose (relationship, connection, etc.)密度みつどdensity密かひそかsecret
Source: JMdict entry 1262830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.