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的
teki, mato
Description
「的」は、二つの使い方があります。名詞のあとにつけて「〜のような」「〜に関する」という意味をつくる時と、「まと」と読んで矢や球をあてる目印を表す時です。
"的" has two uses: attached after a noun to mean "like ~" or "related to ~", and read as "まと" to mean a target for arrows or balls.
Meanings
的teki
suffix forming adjectives: -like, -al, relating to
彼の話はとても具体的だ。
His story is very specific.
的mato
target; mark to aim at
矢が的の真ん中に当たった。
The arrow hit the center of the target.
的を射るmato o iru
to be to the point; hit the mark
彼の意見は的を射ている。
His opinion hits the mark.
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Notes
- Nuance
as suffix 的 attaches to nouns to make na-adjectives (例: 社会的, 積極的).
- Reading
的 = teki as a suffix, but mato when meaning a physical/figurative target.
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