具体的|ぐたいてきgutaiteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectiveconcrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
    その警告けいこくはわかりやすいし具体的ぐたいてきだ。↗
    The warnings are clear and concrete.
Conjugation
Plain form具体的(ぐたいてき)
Polite (desu)具体的です(ぐたいてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)具体的ではない(ぐたいてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)具体的ではありません(ぐたいてきではありません)
Past (datta)具体的だった(ぐたいてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)具体的ではなかった(ぐたいてきではなかった)
Te form (de)具体的で(ぐたいてきで)
Adverbial (ni)具体的に(ぐたいてきに)
Conditional (nara)具体的なら(ぐたいてきなら)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym具象的ぐしょうてきNeutralDescribes concrete, visible form, mainly in art (「具象的な絵画」); 「具体的」 stresses clear, specific content instead.
  • Related実際的じっさいてきNeutralMeans practical in the sense of fitting real conditions, as in 「実際的な解決策」; the focus is on what actually works.
  • Related現実的げんじつてきNeutralMeans realistic, as in 「現実的な計画」; the focus is on feasibility — whether something can actually be done.
  • RelatedリアルCasualColloquial loanword meaning real or lifelike, as in 「リアルな描写」; common in speech.
  • Related実用的じつようてきNeutralMeans practical in the sense of useful, as in 「実用的な道具」; the focus is on how handy something is.
  • RelatedプラクティカルNeutralLoanword meaning practical; rare in everyday use.
  • Related実践的じっせんてきNeutralMeans hands-on or practice-oriented, as in 「実践的な英語」; the focus is on what can be put into practice.
  • Antonym抽象的ちゅうしょうてきNeutralMeans abstract, as in 「抽象的な議論」; the direct opposite of 「具体的」.

Use 「具体的」 for clear, tangible, or specific content (「具体的な例」「具体的な数字」). For feasibility say 「現実的」, for representational art 「具象的」, for lifelike 「リアル」. The opposite is 「抽象的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 観念かんねんだけでなく実際じっさいの形体けいたいや実体じったい的てきな内容ないようを備そなえ、具象ぐしょう的てきな様子ようす。
  2. 表現ひょうげんや説明せつめい、提示ていじなどが、詳細しょうさいで個別こべつの事例じれいに基もとづいている様子ようす。
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