てき
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Suffix
1. -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y
used to form adjectives from nouns
2. -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
3. (something) like; along the lines of
used similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと
4. -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned
after a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ~に(は)
Suffix
Old-fashioned
Familiar language
Colloquialism
5. Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.
used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity
Kanji used
target
Pitch accent
Top 400
Used in vocabulary (835 in total)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
fundamental; basic
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
final; eventual; ultimate
general; popular; common; typical
reflexive; reflecting
personal; individual; private
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
mental; spiritual; emotional
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
charming; fascinating; attractive
comparatively; relatively
thorough; exhaustive; complete
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
desperate; hopeless
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
realistic; pragmatic
fundamental; basic
periodic; regular; routine
social; societal; societary
intentional; on purpose
overall; on the whole
instinctive; instinctual
effective; successful
rational; reasonable; logical
historic; historical; traditional
inevitable; necessary
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
favorable; favourable
emotional; sentimental
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
friendly; amicable
intellectual
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
mysterious; mystical
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
timewise; temporal; chronal
momentary; instantaneous
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
private; personal
offensive; aggressive
stimulating; exciting; provocative
human; human-like; as a person
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
future; possible; potential; prospective
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
conscious; deliberate; intentional
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
psychological; mental
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
primitive; original
technical; practical
optimistic; hopeful
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
artificial; unnatural
traditional; conventional
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
belligerent; warlike
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
spontaneous; voluntary
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
spiritual; incorporeal
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
negative; contradictory
representative; exemplary; model
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
public; official
rebellious; defiant
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
material; physical
coercive; overbearing
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
planned; scheduled; systematic
devoted; self-sacrificing
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
self-torturing; masochistic
classical; classic
limited; limiting; restrictive
moving; touching; stirring
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
monetary; financial; pecuniary
high-handed; oppressive
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
systematic; organized; organizational
family-oriented; familial
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
fascinating; alluring
latent; potential
systematic; regular; routine
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
feminine; effeminate
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
energetic; vigorous
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
practical; realistic; pragmatic
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
intensive; concentrated; focused
simple; easy; quick
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
elementary; basic; rudimentary
pessimistic; gloomy
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
three-dimensional
external; outside
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
(typically) Japanese
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
fundamental; basic
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
creative; original
upright; fair; honest
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
active; dynamic; energetic
critical; judgmental
destructive; devastating
human; personal
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
temporary; provisional; interim
functional; efficient
self-deprecating; self-mocking
dynamic; kinetic
ephemeral; transitory
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
a posteriori; acquired
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
spasmodic(ally); fitful
pastoral; idyllic
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
discriminatory; discriminative
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
experiential; empirical; experimental
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
mental; psychological; physical
stochastic; probabilistic
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
esthetic; aesthetic
productive; constructive; meaningful
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
educational; instructive
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
spatial; space-like
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
permanent; perpetual; lasting
numerical; quantitative
numerical; quantitative
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
experimental; provisional
genetic; hereditary
consecutive; continuous; successive
general; conceptual
juristical; legal
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
inner; internal; inside
feudal; feudalistic
dominant; ruling
insane; fanatic
general; overall; across-the-board
qualitative
scholarly; scholastic; academic
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
independent; responsible; active; subjective
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
introverted; withdrawn
realistic; graphic; true to life
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
ambitious; motivated; willful
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
active; dynamic; behavioural
hygienic; sanitary
ethnic; racial; national
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
convenient; expedient; makeshift
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
quantitative; concerning the quantity
habitual; customary
fateful; predestined
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
practical; businesslike
abstemious; austere
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
empirical; positive
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
external; superficial; outward; surface
ancillary; auxiliary
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
worldly; secular
ambitious; enterprising
my personal (e.g. opinion)
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
urban; metropolitan
uniform; standard
mythical; mythological
historic; historical
record(-setting)
militant; aggressive
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
economic; financial; fiscal
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
popular; common; commonplace
numeric; numerical
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
superficial; shallow
insulting; derogatory
threatening; menacing
comprehensive; inclusive; encompassing
sarcastic; derisive
analytical; analytic
insulting; offensive
technically accomplished; technical; polished
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
individual; particular; discrete; distinct
selective; optional; alternative
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
adventurous; risky; hazardous; perilous
immanent; internal; intrinsic
terminal; final
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
intuitive; intuitional
dogmatic; arbitrary
early; primitive; primordial
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
multifaceted; versatile
formulaic; official
archeological; archaeological
regional; local
intropunitive; self-punishing
comical; farcical
religious; spiritual
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
concrete; material; definite
myopic; short-sighted
reflective; introspective
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
dreamlike; dreamy; phantasmagorical
whole area; entire region
pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing
stratified; multilayered
alluring; enticing; tempting; seductive
menacing; threatening
total; complete
stereotyped; patterned; typical
inductive; recursive
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
strong-willed; volitional
monistic; unitary; unified; centralized; centralised
nominal; in name only; only by terminology
having a single meaning; allowing only one interpretation; unequivocal; principal; primary; most important
scholastic; academic
bestial; beastly; beast-like; brutal
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
pathologic; pathological
preliminary; preparatory
fascinating; bewitching; dazzling; entrancing
glowing; vehement; highly enthusiastic; passionate; ardent; fervid
self-sacrificing
geopolitical; geostrategic
customary; conventional; traditional; usual
target; object; aim; goal
fundamental; primary; most important
fin-de-siècle; decadent
innate; inherent; natural; inborn
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
escapist; evasive
developing; developmental
all-inclusive; all-embracing; overall; general
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
typical; standard; fixed; stereotyped
contemplative; meditative
ambiguous; polysemous; equivocal; having many meanings
subordinate; dependent; subsidiary; subservient
customary; conventional; usual
fascinating; alluring
procedural; methodical
physical; fleshly; corporal
suggestive; pregnant (e.g. pregnant pause)
superficial; shallow
dramatic; theatrical
nationalistic; ultranationalistic
complementary; supplementary
nostalgic; old-fashioned
geometric (progression, etc.)
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
trivial; minor; insignificant; peripheral
extroverted; outgoing
aesthetic; esthetic
electromagnetic
pluralistic; plural
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
ancillary; incidental; accompanying
satirical; sarcastic; ironic
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
supportive (role); assistant; assisting
modern; up-to-date
pertinent; appropriate; congruent; apt; fitting
heat death (i.e. of the universe)
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
contrastive; contrasting; contradistinctive
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
oppressive; despotic
conservative; regressive; backward-looking; unenterprising
self-absorbed; self-contained
lukewarm; tepid; indifferent; halfhearted
deceptive; fraudulent
stimulating; exciting; provocative
romantic (school)
external; outward
subordinate; dependent; vassal
epic (e.g. poem); descriptive; narrative
passive; lacking initiative; lacking autonomy
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
agile, flexible (e.g. of corporate management); nimble; quick to respond
allegorical; emblematic
cross-sectional; lateral; transverse; transversal; cross-cutting
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
operational; manipulative
ultramodern; leading
ironic; ironical
contemplative; meditative; meditational
introverted; introspective, self-examining; centripetal
customary; usual; common; ordinary; idiomatic
derivative; secondary
surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgery
voluntary; optional
exclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic
hands-off; indifferent; spectatorial
cyclical; circulative; recursive
purposeful; purposive; intentional
word-for-word; verbatim
interdisciplinary
social; exclusive
spontaneous; arising from within; intrinsic; voluntary
heated; white-hot; zealous; fervid
quantitative; metrical
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
low-ranking unsalaried wrestler (ranked below juryo)
self-effacing; selfless
my personal (e.g. opinion)
temporary (of medical care); palliative; dealing only with the symptoms; superficial
discrete; separate
histologic; histological
holistic; whole-person
integral; integrated; seamless; complete; unified
intentional; significant
incidental; secondary; accessory
extrapunitive; tending to blame others
ostentatious; showy
emerging; emergent
transient; passing; fleeting; ephemeral; like a bubble on liquid
romantic (school)
endogenous; autogenous
teleological argument; argument from design
a biological (i.e. a biological drug, vaccine, etc.)
subordinate; secondary
farcical; comical
percutaneous; transcutaneous
paradigmatic; prototypical; representative
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
physical findings; physical examination findings
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
mysterious; strange; sphinx-like; enigmatic; noncommittal
narrow-minded; short-sighted
comprador-like; being an underling to a foreign company to the detriment of one's own country
coherent; interfering; meddlesome; intrusive
thoughtlessness; thoughtless person
low-ranking unsalaried wrestler (ranked below juryo)
mysterious; strange; sphinx-like; enigmatic; noncommittal
mysterious; strange; sphinx-like; enigmatic; noncommittal
comprador-like; being an underling to a foreign company to the detriment of one's own country
anthropological argument (one of Descartes' ontological arguments for the existence of God)
chronological; over time
distributive justice; justitia distributiva
electrical cardioversion; electrical defibrillation
random drift; genetic drift
impunitive; not tending to blame others
impunitive; not tending to blame others
reciprocal; reciprocally
adaptive differential pulse-code modulation; adaptive DPCM; ADPCM
long-term substitute teacher (filling in for someone on maternity or long-term sick leave)
genital character (in psychoanalysis)
anticompetitive behaviour; anticompetitive behavior; anticompetitive practice
extrapunitive; tending to blame others
implied; implicit
non-thermal; athermal
discursive (i.e. proceeding by argument or reasoning rather than intuition)
demonstrative; ratiocinative; based on exact thinking
official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)
of the old feeling of naniwa-bushi; marked by the dual themes of obligation and compassion that distinguish the naniwa-bushi ballads
labor-intensive industry; labour-intensive industry
great; grand
Examples (28 in total)
Tom is impulsive.
I hit the mark with the arrow.
Life is more hellish than hell itself.