健康的|けんこうてきkenkouteki
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Definitions
- na-adjectivehygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
Conjugation
| Plain form | 健康的（けんこうてき） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 健康的です（けんこうてきです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 健康的ではない（けんこうてきではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 健康的ではありません（けんこうてきではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 健康的だった（けんこうてきだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 健康的ではなかった（けんこうてきではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 健康的で（けんこうてきで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 健康的に（けんこうてきに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 健康的なら（けんこうてきなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym健康けんこうNeutralNoun or adjectival noun, as in 「健康に良い」: names health itself and can also describe people or things as healthy. The most widely used of the three.
- Synonym健全けんぜんNeutralRefers to soundness of mind and body, or of systems and institutions, as in 「健全な経営」. More abstract than 「健康的」, and not limited to physical health.
- Antonym不健康なNeutralThe direct antonym of 「健康的」: unhealthy or bad for your health, as in 「不健康な食生活」. Use it where 「健康的」 would give the opposite meaning.
Use 「健康的」 to describe things that seem healthy or are good for health, as in 「健康的な生活」. For health itself say 「健康」; for sound institutions or a sound mind and body say 「健全」; 「不健康な」 flips the meaning.
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