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Kanji Detail for 的 - "target, -like"

的

  • Meaning

    的 means "target, -like." Also associated with clear.

    1. Target - An aim; a goal.

    2. Clear - Obvious; distinct.

    3. -like - A suffix indicating similarity.

  • Words using 的

    • 目的 もくてき Listen purpose; goal; aim
    • 具体的 ぐたいてき Listen concrete; definite; specific
    • 積極的 せっきょくてき Listen positive; assertive; active
    • 国際的 こくさいてき Listen international; worldwide; cross-border
    • 公的 こうてき Listen public; official
    • 基本的 きほんてき Listen fundamental; basic
    • 政治的 せいじてき Listen political
    • 最終的 さいしゅうてき Listen final; eventual; ultimate

  • Tattoo check: 的

    • Verified meaning: target, -like
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いくは, いくわ, まと, ゆくは)
    • Also carries these associations: clear

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 的

    Given names 的(いくは)Listen 的(まと)Listen

    Surnames 的(いくわ)Listen 的(ゆくは)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bull's eye; mark; target; object; adjective ending

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    possessive, adjectival suffix

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2 ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3 tang2 r5 de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one"); also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Bright. Manifest. (Doctrine of the Mean) "The way of the petty person is manifest but daily declines." | True. Such as 的確 (definite), 的真 (truly). | The target of archery. Hence what the will aims at is called 目的 (objective). | A colloquial descriptive particle. Such as saying 好的 (good one), 醜的 (ugly one), 大的 (big one), 小的 (small one). Pronounced like 底.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    teki(テキ) テキ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mato(まと) まと

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    白 (shiro・shirohen)

  • Related Keywords

    target clear -like characteristic intention aim goal accurate bright distinct focus objective precise purpose specific

Sentences including 的

  • That's beside the point.

  • His idea is practical.

  • His view is quite logical.

  • Man alone has the ability to reason.

  • That movie was really moving.

  • He is a man of intellect.

  • You had better study english thoroughly.

  • His object in life was to become a musician.

  • He is a man of reason.

  • He is very mercenary.

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