adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. fine (grain, workmanship, etc.), close (weave), delicate, intricate, elaborate.
  2. precise, accurate, careful, meticulous, close (e.g. observation), minute, elaborate (e.g. plan).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
緻密 ちみつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fine (i.e. not coarse)
チ こまか.い (11th)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
doth, do, send
チ いた.す (7th, N1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
ミツ ひそ.か (6th, N1)
quiet, silent, in good health
ミチ フク ヒツ
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
invariably, certain, inevitable
ヒツ かなら.ず (4th, N3)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)