保守的|ほしゅてきhoshuteki

1. na-adjectiveconservative
   いかなる政党せいとうも本質的ほんしつてきに保守的ほしゅてきである。↗

   Any political party is conservative in itself.

• RelatedオーソドックスNeutralLoanword for orthodox or traditional; stresses conforming to convention and can be used approvingly.
• Related因循いんじゅんWrittenWritten/formal prose: clinging to old customs and dithering; stresses indecisiveness, while 「保守的」 stresses keeping the status quo and resisting change.
• Related退嬰的たいえいてきWrittenWritten/formal prose: passively holding back and lacking enterprise; derogatory, and more negative than 「保守的」.
• Antonym進歩的しんぽてきNeutralProgressive; opposite of 「保守的」, used mostly of ideas and politics.
• Antonym革新的かくしんてきNeutralInnovative; the direct opposite of old-fashioned 「保守的」.

Use 「保守的」 for ideas or practices that uphold tradition and resist change, as in 「保守的な考え」. For orthodox/conventional, use 「オーソドックス」; for clinging to old ways, 「因循」. Antonyms: 「革新的」, 「進歩的」.

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1. 保守ほしゅの傾向けいこうがあるさま。
2. ひかえめなさま。大胆だいたんでないさま。