厳密

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 厳密(げんみつ) describes handling conditions or distinctions rigorously and in detail.
• Basic usage: 厳密に modifies actions such as defining a term precisely or closely controlling experimental conditions.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 厳密に言えば
  • 厳密に言えば introduces a statement that takes fine distinctions into account.
• How the focus differs from 厳しい
  • 厳しい(きびしい) can describe strict demands or attitudes. 厳密 focuses on precision that leaves no gaps or small discrepancies in conditions, definitions, or judgments.