精密

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 精密, read せいみつ, describes something finely and meticulously made or carried out.
• Basic usage: Use it when fine detail matters, as with components or reproductions.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Modifier forms
  • Use 精密な before a noun.
  • Use 精密に to modify an action.
• Precision and accuracy
  • 正確 focuses on being correct or free from deviation, while 精密 emphasizes meticulous detail. Both qualities can occur together.