公的|こうてきkouteki[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivepublic; official
Conjugation
Plain form公的(こうてき)
Polite (desu)公的です(こうてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)公的ではない(こうてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)公的ではありません(こうてきではありません)
Past (datta)公的だった(こうてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)公的ではなかった(こうてきではなかった)
Te form (de)公的で(こうてきで)
Adverbial (ni)公的に(こうてきに)
Conditional (nara)公的なら(こうてきなら)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymパブリックNeutralA loanword for things open to the general public, as in 「パブリックビューイング」; 「公的」 leans toward administrative, official contexts.
  • Related表立ったおもてだったNeutralDescribes actions or occasions done openly, in plain view rather than hidden, as in 「表立った行動」; 「公的」 stresses the public, official nature of something.
  • Related世間的せけんてきNeutralRelates to society at large — public attention, recognition, or worldly standing, as in 「世間的な評価」; 「公的」 stresses the public, official side.
  • Antonym私的してきNeutralThe antonym on the public–private axis: refers to personal, private matters, as in 「私的な用事」.

Use 「公的」 for public or official matters, as in 「公的資金」 and 「公的な立場」. For things done openly, pick 「表立った」; for the general public, 「パブリック」; for worldly or social standing, 「世間的」. The antonym is 「私的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 公共こうきょうに関かんすること。また、そのさま。公共こうきょう的てき。
  2. 表向おもてむきのこと、正式せいしきなこと、公式こうしきなこと。また、そのさま。
  3. 国くにや自治体じちたい、その他たの民間みんかん機関きかんに関かんすること。
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