個人的|こじんてきkojinteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivepersonal; individual; private
    あなたとちょっと個人的こじんてきに話はなしをする必要ひつようがある。↗
    I'd like to have a word with you.
Conjugation
Plain form個人的(こじんてき)
Polite (desu)個人的です(こじんてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)個人的ではない(こじんてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)個人的ではありません(こじんてきではありません)
Past (datta)個人的だった(こじんてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)個人的ではなかった(こじんてきではなかった)
Te form (de)個人的で(こじんてきで)
Adverbial (ni)個人的に(こじんてきに)
Conditional (nara)個人的なら(こじんてきなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym私的してきWrittenWritten-style word for private matters, as in 「私的な問題」, often contrasted with official business; 「個人的」 stresses one's own views or affairs.
  • SynonymプライベートNeutralLoanword for one's private life or privacy, as in 「プライベートな時間」; common in everyday speech where 「個人的」 covers any personal matter.
  • SynonymパーソナルNeutralLoanword for personal use, as in 「パーソナルトレーナー」; mostly appears in compounds, unlike the freer 「個人的」.
  • Synonymわたし的わたしてきCasualCasual slang meaning 'in my personal opinion', used by young speakers in speech, as in 「わたし的にはOK」; more relaxed than 「個人的」.
  • Related内輪うちわNeutralA noun for one's inner circle of family, friends or co-workers, as in 「内輪の話」; stresses the closed group, not personal views.
  • Antonym公的こうてきWrittenWritten-style antonym meaning public or official, the opposite of 「個人的」.
  • Antonym集団的しゅうだんてきWrittenWritten-style antonym meaning collective or group-based, the direct opposite of 「個人的」.

Use 「個人的」 for personal views or affairs, as in 「個人的な意見」「個人的に」. 「私的」 is the written word for private as opposed to public matters; 「プライベート」 means private life, 「内輪」 an inner circle, 「わたし的」 casual youth speech. 「公的」 is the opposite.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 個人こじんに関かんする様子ようす。公的こうてきな立場たちばを離はなれた一個人いっこじんである様さま。
  2. 他人たにんや社会しゃかいなどと関係かんけいのない様さま。当該とうがい人物じんぶつのみに関かかわる様さま。
  3. 自身じしんの見解けんかいや判断はんだん、感覚かんかくによる様さま。
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