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潔癖

けっぺき

N1fastidiousness · moral purity

Examples

彼は金銭の扱いに関して潔癖なところがある。

清潔を求める気持ちが強くても潔癖だと決めつけてはいけない。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 潔癖, read けっぺき, can denote uncompromising moral purity or excessive fastidiousness about cleanliness.
  • Basic usage: The surrounding topic shows whether it evaluates integrity in matters such as money or an unusually strict concern with cleanliness.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Moral purity and fastidious cleanliness
    • The word can concern uncompromising moral integrity or excessive fastidiousness about cleanliness. Simply caring strongly about cleanliness does not by itself justify applying the latter label.

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