全国的|ぜんこくてきzenkokuteki

1. na-adjectivenationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
   警察けいさつは犯人はんにんの全国的ぜんこくてきな捜索そうさくを開始かいしした。↗

   The police have started a nationwide hunt for the criminal.

• SynonymナショナルNeutralLoanword meaning 'national'—of the nation or its people; mostly appears in compounds. Unlike 「全国的」, it does not stress geographic spread across the country.
• Synonym国民的こくみんてきNeutralApplies to things involving the entire citizenry, as in 「国民的な合意」 or 「国民的アイドル」; 「全国的」 focuses on geographic extent instead.
• Related全般的ぜんぱんてきNeutralMeans general or overall—covering every aspect of something—rather than extending across the country geographically, which is what 「全国的」 stresses.
• Related国家的こっかてきNeutralConcerns the state or matters on a national scale, as in 「国家的な事業」; 「全国的」 instead stresses reaching every part of the country geographically.
• Antonym地域的ちいきてきNeutralMeans regional or local, as in 「地域的な特色」; it stands in contrast to 「全国的」, which covers the entire country.
• Antonym地方的NeutralRefers to things confined to a local area; the direct opposite of 「全国的」, which describes something reaching the whole country.

Use 「全国的」 for something that spreads across the whole country, as in 「全国的に雨」. Choose 「国民的」 for matters involving all citizens, 「国家的」 for state-level affairs, and 「全般的」 for overall coverage of every aspect. 「地方的」 and 「地域的」 are the local/regional opposites.

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1. 日本にっぽん全体ぜんたいに広ひろがっているさま。国くに中ちゅうのあらゆるところに及およんでいるさま。