きちんと
きちんと · kichinto · JLPT N3 · adverb
accurately
📏 kichinto sounds like kitchen-to: a chef's kitchen runs neat and exact
きちんと is a mimetic word for things done properly, neatly and to the letter: arriving on time, folding clothes, paying exactly. It is related to きっちり (exactly, tightly). Hook: a professional kitchen only works when everything is done kichinto.